Optimization study of separation materials of monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids

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Bashar Mudhaffar Abdullah* and Jumat Salimon

Al-Rafidain University College, Iraq </br>
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

: J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol

Abstract

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Urea complex fractionation is a common method used to separate a mixture of fatty acids based on their saturation properties. Optimum conditions of the experiment to obtain maximum percentage of monounsaturated fatty acid (Oleic acid) (56.01%) was observed for sample treated with a urea-to-fatty acids ratio (w/w) of 3:1 at 10°C for 16 h. The lowest percentage unsaturated fatty acid (Linoleic acid) (8.13%) was incorporated into the UCF with a urea-to-fatty acids ratio (w/w) of 1:1 at 10°C for 8 h. All of the above mentioned factors have to be controlled to yield a reasonable yield% of product with a desirable purity of fatty acids.

Biography

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Bashar Mudhaffar Abdullah has completed his PhD at the age of 33 years from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and postdoctoral studies also from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is the director of a premier Bio-Soft service organization. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and attende more than 25 conferences.