Production and Physicochemical Analysis of Glycerol Produced from the Transesterification Reaction of Locally Processed Fatty Acids
Mohammed Umar Faruk, Ojemuyide Susan Olayemi, Mohammed Ali Zanna
European Journal of Medicinal Plants · pp. 37–44 · Published 3 May 2023
10.9734/ejmp/2023/v34i41134Abstract
The study uses the transesterification reaction method to extract glycerol from three locally processed fatty acids namely; palm oil, palm kernel and shea butter. The glycerols extracted from the three fatty acids were subjected to physicochemical tests to determine if their properties are in conformity with the reported standard values. Results of the physical properties of the substances tested show that the values were in close agreement with the results of the standard values and the results reported impervious literatures. As such, the investigation concluded that the three fatty acids contain appreciable quantities of crude glycerol and can thus serve as a source for natural glycerol whose properties can be compared with standard glycerin products.
Cited by 7
Zifu Ni, Xiao Ouyang, Azhen Nie · Grain & Oil Science and Technology · 2025
Amit Kumar, Sanjay Bhayana, Priyanka Kumari Singh · Discover Sustainability · 2025
VA Fardilah, Y M Pusparizkita, M Tauviqirrahman · IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science · 2023
Showing 3 of 7 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.
Related research
- Impact of the Diet Profile and Alcohol Consumption on Cardiometabolic Risks in Dschang Health District-Cameroon — shares topic coverage
- Molecular Screening of Fungal Isolates of Palm Oil from South Eastern Nigeria for Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin Biosynthetic Genes Using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (mPCR) — shares topic coverage
- Evaluation of Phytochemical and Antibacterial Potential of Vernonia amygdalina and Elaeis guineensis on Some Bacteria Associated with Diarrhea — shares topic coverage
- Optimization of Production Parameters and Partial Purification of a Klebsiella pneumoniae Lipase Isolated from Freshly Produced Palm Oil — shares topic coverage
- Phenotypic Characterization of Mycotoxigenic Fungi Isolated from Palm Oil Sold Within Bauchi Metropolis, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
5
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
7
Citations
Views over time
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.