Isolation and Identification of Crude Triacontanol from Rice Bran Wax

Abstract

In present investigation crude triacontanol was isolated and identified from rice bran wax. Triacontanol was isolated by saponification and extraction method. The obtained mixture is crude Triacontanol. It was analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC) and melting point method. Purity of triacontanol was 13.33%.

 

¹Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.), India; ²Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune (M.S.), India

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Please Cite This Article As: Sandhya Jaybhay, Pankaj Chate and Avinash Ade. 2010. Isolation and Identification of Crude Triacontanol from Rice Bran Wax. J. Exp. Sci. 1(2): 26.