Vortex fluidic device-driven production of medium-chain free fatty acids for organic cosmetic ingredients
Sustainable production of MCFFAs from Palmester oil is achieved using vortex fluidic technology, delivering 95% yield and 96% purity. The resulting MCFFAs show strong antibacterial activity and properties suited to organic cosmetics.
Authors
- Youhong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-544X)
- Caterina Selva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0825-1296)
- Xuejiao Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-0949)
- Colin L. Raston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-0079)
- Vincent Bulone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2809-4160)
- Jonathan A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-8531)
- Xuan Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-3143)
- M. Praveen
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00610d
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- Australian National Fabrication Facility
- Flinders University