Determination of furan fatty acids in extra virgin olive oil.
The presence of 4 different furan fatty acids (F-acids) was detected in 18 samples of transmethylated monovarietal extra virgin olive oil: methyl 10,13-epoxy-11,12-dimethyloctadeca-10,12-dienoate [diMeF(9,5)], methyl 12,15-epoxy-13,14-dimethyleicosa-12,14-dienoate [diMeF(11,5)] and both olefinic derivatives of diMeF(11,5) with one unsaturation on the side chains conjugated with the furan ring. Transmethylated oils were analyzed by normal phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled on-line with capillary gas chromatography. After the gas chromatographic separation step, a more selective detection of F-acids was achieved by using a photoionization detector mounted in series with a flame ionization detector. The concentration of F-acids ranged between 50 ppb (detection limit of the method) and 2.1 ppm in the oil. The olefinic derivatives of diMeF(11,5) acids detected were not artifacts created during the sample preparation or during the chromatographic analysis.
Furan fatty acids in butter and butter oil
ZusammensetzungNeun Furanfettsäuren (F-Säuren), unter denen die 12, 15-Epoxy-13,14-dimethyleicosa-12, 14-diensäure und die 10,13-Epoxy-11,12-dimethyloctadeca-10,12-diensäure dominierten, wurden in Butter und Butterschmalz nachgewiesen. In vier Butterproben variierte der Gehalt der F-Säuren zwischen 116 und 476 mg/kg.SummaryNine furan fatty acids (F-acids), among which 12,15-epoxy-13,14-dimethyleicosa-12,14-dienoic acid and 10,13-epoxy-11,12-dimethyloctadeca-10,12-dienoic acid predominated, were detected in butter and butter oil. The total amount of the F-acids in four butter samples varied between 116 and 476 mg/kg.
Super-resolution of overlapped waves in time and frequency domain in a directional borehole radar measurement
The Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) algorithm is modified in order to resolve multiple waves and to estimate reflection points in 3-D space. This algorithm is suitable for directional borehole radar with a circular dipole array antenna. Making use of the spatial frequency difference of acquired array signals, the signals are decorrelated, and the 3-D MUSIC algorithm is applied. The time domain signals of the singlehole array-type borehole radar are used in order to form a measurement vector in the MUSIC algorithm. A computer simulation confirms that the proposed algorithm may estimate the directions of arrival (DOA) for three signals. Applying the proposed algorithm to field experiment data successfully estimates the DOA of a reflected wave from a fracture in rock.