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The Raw Materials of
Oleochemistry - Oil Plants
2
2.1
Introduction to Oleochemistry – 18
2.2
Overview of Important Vegetable Oils
and Animal Fats – 21
2.2.1
Coconut Oil – 21
2.2.2
Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil – 23
2.2.3
Rapeseed Oil – 25
2.2.4
Sunflower Oil – 25
2.2.5
Soybean Oil – 26
2.2.6
Linseed Oil from Flax Plants – 26
2.2.7
Castor Oil – 27
2.2.8
Olive Oil – 28
2.2.9
Safflower Oil – 29
2.2.10 Jatropha Oil – 29
2.2.11 Other Fats and Oils – 31
2.3
Some Numbers – 31
References – 34