Optimization of palm-based wax esters production using statistical experimental designs

• Main Authors: Keng, Pei Sin, Basri, Mahiran, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Ariff, Arbakariya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7079/1/Optimization%20of%20palm-based%20wax%20esters%20production%20using%20statistical%20experimental%20designs.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7079/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/54/10/54_10_519/_article
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Wax esters, one of the important ingredients in cosmetic industry, are long-chain esters that exhibit wetting behavior with non-greasy feeling. Wax esters derived from long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols with chain lengths of 12 carbons or more. These compounds have many potential applica...