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Title: Fractionation and utilization of gossypol resin

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:7194574

Gossypol resin is formed as a secondary waste product during distillation of fatty acides isolated from cottonseed oil soap stocks; it is insoluble in water but soluble in products of petroleum distillation. For fractionation, gossypol resin was saponified with caustic soda or caustic potash. Using this method, the resin was separated into unsaponifiable (21-24%) and saponifiable (76-79%) parts. Details of the individual fractions of gossypol resin are presented. The unsaponifiable fraction contains hydrocarbons, alcohols, beta-sito-sterol, beta-amyrin, and vitamin E. The fatty acid fraction of the resin is a mixture of fatty acids and lactones.

Research Organization:
A.R. Neruni Polytechnic Institute, Tashkent
OSTI ID:
7194574
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 58:4,PT.2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English