title: Thermal decomposition study of monovarietal extra virgin olive oil by simultaneous thermogravimetry/differential scanning calorimetry: relation with chemical composition.
abstract: Thermal decomposition of 12 monovarietal extra virgin olive oils from different geographical origins (eight from Italy, two from Spain, and the others from Tunisia) was evaluated by simultaneous thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses. All extra virgin olive oils showed a complex multistep decomposition pattern with the first step that exhibited a quite different profile among samples. Thermal properties of the two peaks obtained by the deconvolution of the first step of decomposition by DSC were related to the chemical composition of the samples (triacylglycerols, fatty acids, total phenols and antioxidant activity). Onset temperatures of the thermal decomposition transition and T(p) values of both deconvoluted peaks as well as the sum of enthalpy were found to exhibit statistically significant correlations with chemical components of the samples, in particular palmitic and oleic acids and related triacylglycerols. Activation energy values of the second deconvoluted peak obtained by the application of kinetic procedure to the first step of decomposition were also found to be highly statistically correlated to the chemical composition, and a stability scale among samples was proposed on the basis of its values.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vecchio
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerretani
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bendini
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiavaro
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning / Q000379:methods*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005227:Fatty Acids; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D014280:Triglycerides