| Title |
Study on small molecular organic compounds pyrolysed from rubber seed oil and its sodium soap
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-016-1955-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
T. L. D. Fernando, M. A. B. Prashantha, A. D. U. S. Amarasinghe |
| Abstract |
Rubber seed oil (RSO) and its sodium soap were pyrolysed in a batch reactor to obtain low molar mass organic substances. The pyrolitic oil of RSO was redistilled and the distillates were characterized by GC-MS and FTIR. Density, acid value, saponification value and ester values were also measured according to the ASTM standard methods. A similar analysis was done for samples taken out at different time intervals from the reaction mixture. Industrially important low molar mass alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, cyclic compounds and carboxylic acids were identified in the pyrolysis process of rubber seed oil. However, pyrolysis of the sodium soap of rubber seed oil gave a mixture of hydrocarbons in the range of C14-C17 and hence it has more applications as a fuel. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 12 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 12 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 17% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 3 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 17% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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#4,185,426
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