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Table 1 Chemical composition of the faction of TOFAs (% of the total compounds)

From: Microwave-assisted catalytic esterification of α-glucoisosaccharino-1,4-lactone with tall oil fatty acids

Compound		Content
Fatty acids		92.4
Stearic acid	C_18:0	3.5
Oleic acid	C_18:1	25.0
Linoleic acid	C_18:2	45.4
C_18:2 (conjugated)		1.0
C_18:2 (conjugated)		1.6
C_18:2 (conjugated)		2.2
Linolenic acid	C_18:3	8.5
C_18:3 (conjugated)		1.0
10-Nonadecenoic acid	C_19:1	1.2
Eicosatrienoic acid	C_20:3	1.0
Others^a		2.0
Resin acids		3.2
Pimaric acid		1.1
8,15-Isopimaridien-18-oic acid		2.1
Miscellaneous		4.4

^aFatty acids which are present in lower concentrations

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