| dc.description.abstract | Abstract—A study on the physicochemical properties of Flax seed oil for
industrial applications were carried out. Physicochemical properties of Flax seed
oil (39% lipids) showed high content of iodine value (141mg/100g) and
saponification value (198.45 mg/100g). The present study shows that, Flax
seed oil is rich in linolenic and oleic acids. The Flax seed oil with the highest
amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (linolenic acid) can find an application in
surface coating industries and biolubricant base oil applications, whereas the
high amount of monounsaturated fatty acid can find an application as a biodiesel
feed stock. Flax seed oil contains major TAG of monounsaturated OLL,
POL,PPS, PLnLn , POLn, LnLnLn ,OLnLn , OLLn , LLLn and POLn. Flax
seed oil can be classified as unsaturated oil with an unsaturated fat level of
89.5%. Hence the Flax seed oil has great potential for industrial applications
such as in paint and surface coatings, production of biodiesel and biolubricant.
Therefore, it is crucial to have more research on Flax seed oil in the future to
explore its potential as a future industrial oilseed crop | en_US |
