It is understood that palmitic acid is a saturated higher fatty acid, white with pearlescent of phosphorus tablets. Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in petroleum ether, soluble in ethanol. Easily soluble in ether, chloroform and acetic acid.
The preparation method of palmitic acid is as follows:
1. Palmitic acid is widely found in nature, and almost all oils contain palmitic acid in varying amounts. components. The content of palmitic acid in my country’s specialty tallow tree oil can be as high as 60%, while the content in palm oil from palm tree fruits is about 40%, but the content in rapeseed oil is less than 2%. Palmitic acid is obtained by hydrolyzing tallow oil or palm oil, fractionating, and pressing to separate unsaturated fatty acids, and then recrystallizes them. Commercially available palmitic acid generally has a melting point of 57.5-62.5°C.
2. Use suet or palm oil to undergo hydrolysis and acidification to separate unsaturated fatty acids to obtain palmitic acid, and then recrystallize to obtain pure palmitic acid.
3. Prepared by vacuum fractionation of mixed fatty acids such as rice bran oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, etc.
4. Tobacco: OR, 44; FC, 9, 15, 18, 41, 43, 50; OR, 18, 26; BU, 9, 18, 26�
