Remarks on official methods employing boron trifluoride in the preparation of methyl esters of the fatty acids of fish oils

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 541-545

  Ackman, R G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boron trifluoride methanol; Free fatty acids; Methyl esters; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; METHANOL; SAPONIFICATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BORON TRIFLUORIDE; METHYL ESTERS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 0032049888     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0263-9     Document Type: Article

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