Table 10 Cottonseed oil fatty acid Composition.

From: Sustainable biodiesel production from cottonseed oil using a nickel-doped eggshell heterogeneous catalyst optimized via response surface methodology

Fatty acid type

Structure

Formula

Area (%)

Molecular weight

Linoleic acid

C18:2

C18H32O2

50.5

280.45

Palmitic acid

C16:0

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

24.25

256.42

Oleic acid

C18:1

C18H34O2

20.25

282.46

Myristic acid

C14:0

C14H28O2

1.5

228.37

Stearic acid

C18:0

C18H36O2

3.5

284.48