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Table 3 FAME profiles according to GC and calculated viscosities of the six biodiesels produced

From: Novel 1H low field nuclear magnetic resonance applications for the field of biodiesel

Samplea

FAME compositionb [%]

Calculated viscosities [mm2/s]

 

C16:0

C18:0

C18:1

C18:2

C18:3

C20:0

C20:1

C22:1

C18:1-OH

 

Linseed

5.6

4.6

18.2

15.4

56.1

-

-

-

-

3.60

Soy

10.8

3.6

25.6

53.4

5.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

-

3.99

Canola

4.8

1.6

63.7

20.3

7.2

0.6

1.3

-

-

4.25

Olive

10.6

2.8

77.3

7.4

0.6

0.4

-

-

-

4.45

Mustard

1.7

1.0

9.8

13.8

12.9

0.8

6.2

51.4

-

5.52

Castor

1.0

1.1

3.0

3.9

-

-

-

-

91.1

13.76

  1. a Samples are ordered by ascending calculated viscosities.
  2. b Only major FAMEs are shown.