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Organic Chemistry and the Native Plants of the Sonoran Desert: Conversion of Jojoba Oil to Biodiesel
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDaconta, Lisa V.; Minger, Timothy; Nedelkova, Valentina; Zikopoulos, John N. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A new, general approach to the organic chemistry laboratory is introduced that is based on learning about organic chemistry techniques and research methods by exploring the natural products found in local native plants. As an example of this approach for the Sonoran desert region, the extraction of jojoba oil and its transesterification to…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Fuels, Science Laboratories, Natural Resources
