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Table 6

Comparison of fatty acid profiles of Cannabis sativa L. seed oil biodiesel and other biodiesels produced with different feedstocks.

Fatty acid
Structure Formula Molecular mass kg/kmol Current study (%) Kusum [68] Cannabis sativa L. [84] Styrax officinalis L. [76] Sunflower [85] Pearl millet [86]
Common name Systematic name
Myristic Tetradecanoic 14:0 C14H28O2 228 0.04 0.03
Pentadecanoic Pentadecanoic 15:0 C15H30O2 242 0.02
Palmitic Hexadecanoic 16:0 C16H32O2 256 7.01 9.89 6.52 8.08 7.29 21.90
Palmitoleic Hexadec-9-enoic 16:1 C16H30O2 254 0.12 0.07 0.01 0.10
Margaric Heptadecanoic 17:0 C17H34O2 270 0.07 0.10
Margaroleic Cis-9-Heptadecenoic 17:1 C17H32O2 268 0.04 0.14
Stearic Octadecanoic 18:0 C18H36O2 284 3.22 3.63 2.81 3.00 13.55 3.40
Oleic Cis-9-Octadecanoic 18:1 C18H34O2 282 15.65 44.2 15.25 23.22 18.79
Elaidic Octadec-9-enoic 18:1 C18H34O2 282 0.77 0.75
Linoleic Cis-9-cis-12 Octadecanoic 18:2 C18H32O2 280 54.27 1.8 55.44 64.41 58.98 73.90
Linolelaidic Octadeca-9,12-dienoic 18:2 C18H32O2 280 0.15 0.34
Gamma-Linolenic Cis-6,9,12 Octadecatrienoic 18:3 C18H30O2 278 0.37
Alpha-Linolenic Cis-9-cis-12 Octadecatrienoic 18:3 C18H30O2 278 16.51 17.91 0.10 0.12
Stearidonic Octadeca-6,9,12,15-tetraenoic 18:4 C18H28O2 276 0.17
Arachidic Eicosanoic 20:0 C20H40O2 312 0.73 15.27 0.36 0.07 0.33 0.30
Gondoic Cis-11-Eicosenoic 20:1 C20H38O2 310 0.41 18.19 0.15 0.12 0.30
Behenic Docosanoic 22:0 C22H44O2 341 0.35 3.82 0.23 0.47 0.93
Erucic Cis-13-Docosenoic 22:1 C22H42O2 338 0.02 0.07 0.25
Lignoceric Tetracosanoic 24:0 C24H48O2 368 0.12 0.09 0.10
Other 3.2
Saturated fatty acids 11.44 32.61 10.01 11.75 22.10 25.70
Monounsaturated fatty acids 17.13 16.30 23.74 18.79 0.40
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 71.47 73.69 64.51 59.10 73.90
Unsaturated fatty acids 88.60 64.19 89.99 88.25 77.89 74.30
Total fatty acids 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.99 100.00
DU 160.07 163.68 152.86 136.99 148.20
LCSF 3.81 2.942 7.67

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