Insight into Bamboo Salt Effects on Hydrolysis of Organic Tri-esters

摘要

Korean bamboo salts have been taken as both a popular health-food and a folk remedy because they have proven various therapeutic effects on inflammation, viral disease, diabetes, circulation disorders, and cancer, even though its efficacy is not completely understood. Recently bamboo salt has been utilized as diverse additives for face cream, tooth paste, cosmetics, food additives, cleaning materials, and antibacteria.Thus, food scientists are interested in basic research of bamboo salt effects. Bamboo salt has been known to contain various trace ions and to exhibit basic pH, but, to date, its task-specific applications to chemical reactions remains unexplored except our previous report. In order to investigate exact bamboo salt effects on hydrolysis process, the hydrolysis of new organic tri-esters using bamboo salt was achieved. This paper reports the bamboo salt effects on hydrolysis process of new organic tri-esters. The organic esters are widespread in nature and are widely used in the fragrance and flavor industry. Fats are also tri-ester compounds derived from glycerol and fatty acids. Several billion kilograms of polyesters are produced annually, important products being polyethylene terephthalate, acrylate esters, and cellulose acetate.