Abstract
Three different physical properties, the gel point (“solidification point”), the refractive index and the density, were determined and related to the structure of the branched triacylglycerols. A four-factor central composite face-centered design was constructed where the four variables were the length of the main chain, the branching position, the length of the side chain, and the number of branched fatty acyl groups attached to the glycerol backbone. Second-order models were calculated in which the three physical properties were related to the structure. Four additional branched triacylglycerols were analyzed in order to confirm the validity of each model. Contour plots are shown in order to visualize the prediction equations which were obtained.
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- ANOVA:
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analysis of variance
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Svensson, L., Hansson, U., Gronowitz, S. et al. The relationship between the structure of monoalkyl branched saturated triacylglycerols and some physical properties. Lipids 32, 661–666 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-997-0084-2
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