Fatty acid isopropyl ester is one of the derivative products from vegetable oils such as crude palm oil (CPO). Chemically, fatty acid isopropyl esters can be synthesized from oils or vegetable fats with isopropanol using inorganic catalysts. The purpose of this research was to intensify the process of synthesis of fatty acid isopropyl esters from CPO using microwaves.
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