Chemical Technology
Organic Chemical Industries
GATE 2014
Easy
Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?
- AThe major components of biodiesel are triglycerides
- Biodiesel is essentially a mixture of ethyl esters
- CBiodiesel is highly aromatic
- DBiodiesel has a very low aniline point
Explanation
Biodiesel is produced by transesterifying triglycerides (vegetable oils/fats) with an alcohol, converting them into a mixture of alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids (methyl or ethyl esters, depending on the alcohol used) — not the triglycerides themselves. Biodiesel is predominantly aliphatic, not aromatic, and has a relatively high aniline point (a measure of paraffinic/aliphatic character).
Source: GATE CH 2014 (2014)
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