LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ORGANIC COMPOSITION OF ACID WATER FROM COCONUT OIL SOAPSTOCK

Authors
SIVASOTHY A REILLY PJ
Citation
A. Sivasothy et Pj. Reilly, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ORGANIC COMPOSITION OF ACID WATER FROM COCONUT OIL SOAPSTOCK, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 73(10), 1996, pp. 1305-1309
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003021X
Volume
73
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1305 - 1309
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-021X(1996)73:10<1305:LOCOAW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Soapstock from alkaline refining of coconut oil was acidified, and the resulting acid water after neutralization was subjected to gas chroma tography, electron-ionization and chemical-ionization mass spectroscop y, and high-performance liquid chromatography. The chief low-molecular weight organic components were C-4-C-18 fatty acids, hydroxylated aci ds, and sugar alcohols. The prevalence of acids and total absence of p hosphate compounds make coconut acid water different in composition fr om the acid waters from other soapstocks.