TY - JOUR AU - Berman, Paula AU - Meiri, Nitzan AU - Colnago, Luiz Alberto AU - Moraes, Tiago Bueno AU - Linder, Charles AU - Levi, Ofer AU - Parmet, Yisrael AU - Saunders, Michael AU - Wiesman, Zeev PY - 2015 DA - 2015/02/04 TI - Study of liquid-phase molecular packing interactions and morphology of fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 12 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - 1H low field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) relaxometry has been suggested as a tool to distinguish between different molecular ensembles in complex systems with differential segmental or whole molecular motion and/or different morphologies. In biodiesel applications the molecular structure versus liquid-phase packing morphologies of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) influences physico-chemical characteristics of the fuel, including flow properties, operability during cold weather, blending, and more. Still, their liquid morphological structures have scarcely been studied. It was therefore the objective of this work to explore the potential of this technology for characterizing the molecular organization of FAMEs in the liquid phase. This was accomplished by using a combination of supporting advanced technologies. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-014-0194-7 DO - 10.1186/s13068-014-0194-7 ID - Berman2015 ER -