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Linolenic acid and ethyl linolenate concentrates (80–85%) have been obtained from linseed oil fatty acids or ethyl esters in 50–60% yield, based on linolenic recovery, by a single urea complex separation at room temperature.
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This note is IV in the series, “Application of Urea Complexes in the Purification of Fatty Acids, Esters, and Alcohols.” Paper III is reference 6.
A laboratory of the Eastern Utilization Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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Parker, W.E., Swern, D. A note on improved isolation of concentrates of linolenic acid and ethyl linolenate from linseed oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 34, 43–44 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637937
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637937