Palm Oil FAMEs on Stabilwax

	Peaks	t_R (min)	Conc. (wt.%)	Structural Nomenclature
1.	Methyl laurate	8.963	3.0	C12:0
2.	Methyl myristate	12.106	2.0	C14:0
3.	Methyl palmitate	15.344	50.2	C16:0
4.	Methyl palmitoleate	15.668	1.5	C16:1 (cis-9)
5.	Methyl stearate	18.254	4.4	C18:0
6.	Methyl oleate	18.620	34.1	C18:1 (cis-9)
7.	Methyl linoleate	19.224	4.5	C18:2 (cis9,12)
8.	Methyl linolenate	20.118	0.1	C18:3 (cis-9,12,15)
9.	Methyl arachidate	21.001	0.2	C20:0

Injection
Column	Stabilwax, 60 m, 0.25 mm ID, 0.25 µm (cat.# 10626)
Standard/Sample	Palm oil standard (Supelco #46962)
Diluent:	Hexane
Inj. Vol.:	1 µL split (split ratio 100:1)
Liner:	Topaz 4 mm ID straight inlet liner w/ wool (cat.# 23300)
Inj. Temp.:	225 °C
Oven
Oven Temp.:	120 °C (hold 0.5 min) to 250 °C at 6 °C/min (hold 15 min)
Carrier Gas	H₂, constant flow
Flow Rate:	2 mL/min

Detector	FID @ 250 °C
Instrument	Agilent 7890A GC
Sample Preparation	The sample was prepared using methanolic HCl.

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