Isolation of Methyl Laurate from Coconut Oil as Raw Material for Fatty Alcohol Sulfate

Isolation of Methyl Laurate from Coconut Oil as Raw Material for Fatty Alcohol Sulfate

<p>Methyl laurate is a raw&nbsp;or base material for many industries, including surfactant industries. In this research, coconut oil (VCO) is&nbsp;transesterified with methanol to produce methyl ester, using NaOH as the catalyst. Methyl laurate is then separated by&nbsp;method base...

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Main Authors: Rita Arbianti, Tania Surya Utami, Astri Nugroho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2010-10-01
Series:Makara Journal of Technology
Subjects:
methyl laurate, coconut oil, fatty alcohol sulfate, transesterification
Online Access:http://journal.ui.ac.id/technology/journal/article/view/144

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