Table 1.

Physicochemical properties of rice bran wax isolated from this study in comparison with those previously reported.

Properties	This Study	Basakar [23]	Maru et al. [35]
Melting range (°C)	76–79	78–84	80.5
Solubility	Insoluble in water and soluble in EtOH, iso-PrOH, hexane, and isooctane	Insoluble in acetone and water and soluble in chloroform and petroleum ether	Insoluble in water and soluble in ether, EtOH, and iso-PrOH
Specific gravity	0.89 ± 0.05	0.93	0.912
Saponification value	70.97 ± 5.59	68–72	80.88
Acid value	10.44 ± 0.52	12–14	2.848
Iodine value	10.28 ± 0.74	9–11	10