Abstract
Conclusions The countercurrent distribution curves have been determined for eight pure and one commercial monoglyceride, one diglyceride, and one diglycerol monoester. Certain generalities exist between the partition coefficients and the structures of the acid radicals of the monoglyceride. An increase in the chain length of the acid produces an increase in the partition coefficient. The 2‐monoesters have lower partition coefficients than the corresponding 1‐isomers. Unsaturation in the acid decreases the value of the partition coefficient. The direct separation of mixtures of 1‐ and 2‐monoglycerides by countercurrent distribution is thwarted by the rapid isomerization of the 2‐isomer to the 1‐form.
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