Research Article

Fatty Acid Content in Biomasses: State-of-the-Art and Novel Physical Property Estimation Methods

Table 2

Fatty acids selected for the property evaluation classified by name, CAS number, and molecular weight.

CN : DBMolecular formulaCommon names and IUPAC nameCAS no. (g/mol)

C8 : 0Caprylic acid, n-octanoic acid124-07-2144.21
C10 : 0Capric acid, n-decanoic acid334-48-5172.27
C12 : 0Lauric acid, n-dodecanoic acid143-07-7200.32
C14 : 0Myristic acid, tetradecanoic acid544-63-8228.38
C16 : 0Palmitic acid, hexadecanoic acid57-10-3256.43
C18 : 0Stearic acid, n-octadecanoic acid57-11-4284.48
C20 : 0Arachidic acid, eicosanoic acid506-30-9312.54
C22 : 0Behenic acid, docosanoic acid112-85-6340.59
C24 : 0Lignoceric acid, tetracosanoic acid557-59-5368.65
C16 : 1Palmitoleic acid, (9Z)-hexadec-9-enoic acid, cis-9-hexadecenoic acid373-49-9254.41
C18 : 1Oleic acid, (9Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid, n-octadecenoic acid, [omega-9 fatty acid (18 : 1 ω9)]112-80-1282.47
C20 : 1Paullinic acid, 13-eicosenoic acid, [omega-7 fatty acid (20 : 1 ω7)]29204-02-2310.52
Gondoic acid, cis-gondoic acid, cis-11-eicosenoic acid, 11-eicosenoic acid, 11Z-eicosenoic acid, cis-11-icosenoic acid, (11Z)-icos-11-enoic acid, [omega-9 fatty acid (20 : 1 ω9)]5561-99-9
Gadoleic acid, 9-eicosenoic acid, [omega-11 fatty acid (20 : 1 ω11)], (E)-icos-2-enoic acid17735-94-3
26764-41-0
C22 : 1Erucic acid, (Z)-docos-13-enoic acid, cis-13-docosenoic acid112-86-7338.58
C24 : 1Nervonic acid, (Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid, [omega-9 fatty acid (24 : 1 ω9)]506-37-6366.62
C18 : 2Linoleic acid, (9Z,12Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, [omega-6 fatty acid (18 : 2 ω6)]60-33-3280.45
C18 : 3α-Linolenic acid, cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid, [omega-3 fatty acid (18 : 2 ω3)]463-40-1278.44
Gamma-linolenic acid, gamolenic acid, all-cis-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid, [omega-6 fatty acid (18 : 2 ω6)]506-26-3
α-Calendic acid, (8E,10E,12Z)-octadeca-8,10,12-trienoic acid, [omega-6 fatty acid (18 : 2 ω6)]5204-87-5