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Table 4 Fatty acid composition before and after J. curcas seed oil hydrolysis

From: Hydrolysis optimization and characterization study of preparing fatty acids from Jatropha curcasseed oil

Fatty acids

FA% before hydrolysisa

FA% after hydrolysis 1.00Mb

FA% after hydrolysis 1.50Mc

FA% after hydrolysis 1.75Md

Palmitic

13.19

13.55

13.06

13.07

Palmitoleic

0.40

0.64

0.56

0.55

Stearic

6.36

4.52

6.78

6.80

Oleic

43.32

43.94

43.97

43.03

Linoleic

36.70

37.32

36.46

36.51

  1. Notes: J. curcas seed oil (a), hydrolysis at 70°C (b), (c) and (d)