Before revision: Transesterification of castor oil to methyl ricinoleat: Crude castor oil consists to about 80%DIF < of the triglyceride, all of ricinoleic acid URL It is quantitatively transesterified with methanol to methyl ricinoleat (the methyl ester of ricinoleic acid) in the presence of the basic sodium methoxide at 80 °C within 1 h reaction time in a stirred reactor.
After revision: Transesterification of casofr oil to methyl ricinoleat: Crude castor oil consists to about 80%DIF < of the triglyceride, all of ricinoleic acid URL It is quantitatively transesterified with methanol to methyl ricinoleat (the methyl ester of ricinoleic acid) in the presence of the basic sodium methoxide at 80 °C within 1 h reaction time in a stirred reactor.