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Production and separation of monoglycerides of coconut oil through thermal process

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Coconut oil is known to contain approximately 50% lauric acid. The lauric acid when converted to its monoglyceride form, known as monolaurin, possesses antibacterial and antiviral activities. Monoglyceride could be formed by attaching a fatty acid into one of the three carbons of glycerol. In this research, monoglycerides were produced by reacting coconut oil and glycerol. The use of lactic acid in the process is used to increase the selectivity of monoglycerides over diglycerides and triglycerides. The process in this study varied the solvent used for extraction, raw materials used (i.e. coconut oil and pure lauric acid), and the options of the process itself. The monolaurin standard and all samples were then identified by using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography ? Mass Spectrometer (GC ? MS). Antibacterial tests were also performed for both monolaurin standard and all samples which was then correlated to the result of the identification analysis. The most optimum result was obtained from the direct reaction between lauric acid, glycerol, and lactic acid with diethyl ether used as a solvent for extraction.

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: Swiss German University., 2009

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English

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PE

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