TITLE:
Fatty Acid Composition of Seed Oil from Fremontodendron californicum
AUTHORS:
Thomas A. McKeon
KEYWORDS:
Oilseed, Biodiesel, Fatty Acid Analysis, Xerophyte, Firewise Plant
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.7 No.15,
October
28,
2016
ABSTRACT: The fatty acid composition of the low water-use shrub Fremontodendron californicum was examined by high temperature capillary gas chromatography. The ground
seeds were extracted by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) to obtain the oil (25.6%
w/w) and for subsequent determination of the fatty acid composition. There are five
fatty acids present at 1.0% or greater with linoleic 71% of the total. Oleic, palmitic,
stearic, vaccenic plus traces of palmitoleic and linolenic comprise the remainder. The
fatty acid methyl ester composition would make the oil suitable for biodiesel production.