ANALYSIS OF BEECH WOOD FATTY-ACIDS BY SUPERCRITICAL ACETONE EXTRACTION


DEMIRBAS A.

WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.25, no.5, pp.365-370, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf00226176
  • Journal Name: WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.365-370
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Soxhlet and supercritical fluid extracts of freshly cut oriental beech (Fagus orientalis) have been obtained using acetone. While the yield of the Soxhlet extract was 2.54% the yield of the supercritical acetone extract obtained at 240-degrees-C and 6.0-6.5 MPa was 9.55% (dry wood basis). The fatty acids present in the extracts were separated by chemical and chromatographic methods and analysed by combined gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Linoleic acid was the major fatty acid in both extracts.