Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Physical properties of fatty acids

  • Proceedings of the AOCS Short Course on Industrial Fatty Acids, held June 10–13, 1979, Taminent, PA
  • Published:
Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society

Summary

The chemical composition, molecular configuration, and crystal structure of fatty acid molecules contribute to the more than twenty distinct physical properties associated with this class of organic compounds. This discussion will be limited to only a few of these fatty acid properties and will include melting and solidification phenomena, vapor pressure-boiling point relationships and solubility behavior of fatty acids.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, USDA, 600 East Mermaid Lane, 19118, Philadelphia, PA

    F. E. Luddy

Authors
  1. F. E. Luddy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

About this article

Cite this article

Luddy, F.E. Physical properties of fatty acids. J Am Oil Chem Soc 56, 759A (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667438

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667438

Keywords

Search

Navigation