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Alkali-catalyzed alcoholysis of crambe oil and camelina oil for the preparation of long-chain esters

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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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  1. Institute for Biochemistry and Technology of Lipids, H.P., Kaufmann-Instute, Federal Centre for Cereal, Potato and Lipid Research, Piusallee 68, D-48147, Münster, Germany

    Georg Steinke, Stefanie Schönwiese & Kumar D. Mukherjee

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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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Key Words

  • Camelina oil
  • crambe oil
  • long-chain esters
  • potassium hydroxide-catalyzed alcoholysis
  • transesterification