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The alcoholysis of crambe and camelina oils was carried out with oleyl alcohol, alcohols derived from crambe and camelina oils, and n-octanol using potassium hydroxide as catalyst to prepare alkyl esters. Conversions to alkyl esters were about 0% with oleyl alcohol, 20–45% with crambe and camelina alcohols, and 60% with n-octanol. The conversion to esters for crambe and camelina oil with oleyl alcohol and n-octanol increased with increasing molar excess of alcohol. Composition of the alkyl esters formed was as expected from the composition of the reaction partners.
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Presented as part of the doctoral thesis of Georg Steinke to the University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Steinke, G., Schönwiese, S. & Mukherjee, K.D. Alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis of crambe oil and camelina oil for the preparation of long-chain esters. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 77, 367–371 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-000-0060-2
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