• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.472-481
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• 2011

It is known that the content of saturated fatty acids methyl ester (SFAME) affect the pour point of biodiesel at low temperature. In this study, biodiesel (BD) was produced from beef tallow (TAL) by alkali catalyst. To reduce the saturation in BD, acetone fractionation was applied. Besides, TAL was also solvent-fractionated to reduce the saturated fatty acid (SFA) content for further producing BD. With acetone, TAL or TAL methyl ester (5:1 v/w) were fractionated at 10, 0, -10, and $-15^{\circ}C$, respectively. At $-10^{\circ}C$, 17.35% of SFA was observed in fractionated TAL (liquid part, -10TAL) when 5:1 solvent ratio was used for 24 hr. Under the same condition, fractionated BD (liquid part, -10BD) showed SFA (33.14%) with 78wt % yield. Also, fractionation of BD with different concentration of crystallizer 209 (0.1, 0.5, and 1%) along with different time (2, 6, 12, and 24 hr.) was observed. The best condition for reducing the SFA was 0.5% of crystallizer 209 addition for 12 hr of fractionation time at $-10^{\circ}C$, in which 30.14% of SFA content was observed in BD (liquid part). Among different crystallizer, ps 66 showed the least content of SFA content (23.28%) in BD after fractionation ($-10^{\circ}C$ and 24 hr) with 0.5wt% addition.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.9
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• pp.29-33
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• 1968

Through an experiment with gas chromatography carried out using diethylene glycol succinate(DEGS) as the packing material of the column, we have obtained the correction factor between the weight ratio and the peak dimension of the saturated fatty acid methyl esters of C10, C12, C14, C16, and C18 and unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters of oleic acid, linoloic acid, and linolenic acid, employing the detector of thermal conductivity type. Quantitative analysis of the fatty acids contained in rice Bran oil was performed with the above correction factor and the results are as follows; 1. Main components were found to be palmitic acid, oleic acid sand linolenic acid. No trases of capric acid (C10) lauric acid (C10) were found. 2. It was confirmed that there were straight line relation between the logarism retention time of each fatty acid and the number of carbon of saturated fatty acid or the number of double bond of other fatty acids having the same number of carbon. 3. The correction factor became larger as to the number of carbon increased up to C18 in case of saturated fatty acids, end as for other fatty acids, and as for other fatty acids of the same carbon number, it became larger according as the number of double bond increased.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.57-61
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• 1999

Seven numerically dominant 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA)-degrading bacteria were isolated from agricultural soils. The isolates utilized the herbicide MCPA as a sole carbon source, producing significant biomass in MCPA mineral medium. They exhibited diverse herbicide degradation capabilities, but most of them grew very slowly in mineral medium containing herbicide. The chromosomal DNA patterns of the isolates obtained by polymerase chain reaction amplification of repetitive extragenic palindromic sequences were distinct from each other. One isolate, SH3, which was identified as Sphingomonas species by fatty acid methyl ester analysis, was able to degrade 5 different phenoxyacetic acid herbicides within 4 days. This strain contains two plasmids, and the smaller one has a crucial role in herbicide degradation. MCPA treated into agricultural soils without indigenous MCPA-degraders persisted for a long time, but the application of the isolate SH3 resulted in rapid decline of MCPA concentration in the soil.

• BMB Reports
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.54-58
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• 2000

Recent research results regarding the very long chain transmembrane ${\alpha},{\omega}-dicarboxylic$ components in the membrane of extremophilic eubacteria, such as Sarcina ventriculi, Thennotoga maritima, and Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus have raised interesting questions concerning the physical and biochemical function on these components in the membrane. In order to understand the dynamic characteristics of these acids which reside in the bilayer membrane, 580 ps molecular dynamic simulations at 300 K were performed for two model systems. These systems were the bilayer with regular chain (C16:0 or C18:1) fatty acid methyl esters and the fatty acid bilayer containing very long chain transmembrane dicarboxylic acid methyl esters (${\alpha},{\omega}-15,16-dimethyltriacotane-dioate$ dimethyl ester; C32:0). Our analyses indicate that very long chain transmembrane dicarboxylic acids have a noticeable influence on the bilayer dynamics at a sub-nanosecond time scale. The center-ofmass mean-squared-displacement (MSD) of regular chain fatty acids adjacent to the very long chain transmembrane dicarboxylic acids decreased, the long-axis order parameter increased, and the reorientational motions of methylene groups were slowed along the hydrocarbon chains. These results indicate that the very long chain transmembrane dicarboxylic acids reduce the molecular order of the whole bilayer membrane.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.172-175
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• 1988

Composition of fatty acids and amino acids in water extracted material of cooks comb plant root was studied by HPLC and GC-MS. There are 14 kinds of fatty acids in water extracted material of cockscomb plant root, especially, hexadecadienoic acid$(C_{16:2})$ was contained. Tricoasnoic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid and 1,1'-[3-(2-cuclopentylethyl:dene)-1,5-pentanediyl] bis-cyclopentane were identified by HPLC and GC-MS. There are 16 kinds of acids containing ${\alpha}-aminobutyric$ acid in water extracted material of cockscomb plant root.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.83-92
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• 1998

${\alpha}-sulfonated$ fatty acid polyethylene glycol esters with polyethylene oxide(addition, 3, 5, 10mol) were synthesized through esterification of ${\alpha}-sulfonated$ fatty acid methyl esters with alkyl chain length $C_{12}{\sim}C_{18}$. Their compounds were separated with column chromatography, and confirmed by TLC. Quantitative analysis of all the sulfonates were performed according to JIS K-3362 method, and ethylene oxide unit number were determined by ISO 2270 method. Structural properties of ${\alpha}-sulfonated$ fatty acid methyl esters and their derivatives were also identified from IR, and $^1H$ NMR spectra.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.112-121
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• 2018

The hydrothermal carbonization method has received great attention because of the conversion process from biomass. The reaction produces various products in hydrochar, bio-liquid, and gas. Even though its yield cannot be ignored in amount, it is difficult to find research papers on bio-liquid generated from the hydrothermal carbonization reaction of biomass. In particular, the heterogeneity of feedstock composition may make the characterization of bio-liquid different and difficult. In this study, bio-liquid from the hydrothermal carbonization reaction of food wastes at $230^{\circ}C$ for 4 h was investigated. Among various products, fatty acid methyl esters were analyzed using two different extraction methods: liquid-liquid extraction and column chromatography. Different elutions with various solvents enabled us to categorize the various components. The eluents and fractions obtained from two different extraction methods were analyzed by gas chromatography with a mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The composition of the bio-liquid in each fraction was characterized, and seven fatty acid methyl esters were identified using the library installed in GC/MS device.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.749-753
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• 1998

Methoxy polyoxyethylene dodecanoates, kinds of nonionic surfactants, could be obtained from addition of ethylene oxide (5, 7, 9, and 12mol) with fatty acid methyl ester utilizing solid catalyst, metal oxide. Because ethylene oxide (EO) couldn't react directly in acid or alkali catalyst with dodecanoic acid methyl ester (DME) that had no active hydrogen, the reaction to add EO was carried out using active solid catalyst. By using IR, HPLC and $^1H$ NMR analysis, structural confirmation of methyl polyoxy ethylene dodecanate showed high yield ranging from 93 to 97%. EO unit mol number of reacted products was 5.2, 7.1, 9.2 and 12.1 mol respectively. Also, EO adduct distrobution of ethoxylated methyl laurate (MPD) had normal distribution curve like polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (AE).

• KSBB Journal
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.222-227
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• 2007

Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters) have used to as substitutes for petro-diesel by mixed-form with petro-diesel. In several processes of biodiesel production, alkali-catalyst transesterification produced to biodiesel of high contents with short reaction time. In this study, we investigate the optimal condition of alkali-catalyst transesterification of rapeseed oil produced at Jeju island in Korea using response surface methodology. The optimal condition of biodiesel production is reaction temperature 59.7$^{\circ}C$, catalyst amount 1.18%, oil to methanol molar ratio 1:8.75, and reaction time 5.18 min. At that reaction condition, the fatty acid methyl ester contents of product are above 97%. Our results may provide useful information with regard to the development of more economic and efficient biodiesel production system.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.1013-1030
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• 2018

Biodiesel is a fuel produced in the form of a fatty acid methyl ester by using raw materials such as animal fat, vegetable oil and its by-products, and is being seen as a biofuel that can replace petroleum energy. However unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters in biodiesel causes to oxidize during storage and distribution, resulting in poor fuel quality and corrosion of vehicle engine components. In this study, the influence of quality and oxidation characteristics of biodiesel on the oxidation stability is investigated and the evaluation method related it is described. We also propose a method to improve the drawback of oxidation stability in biodiesel.