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2. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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   Because of its ricinoleic acid content, castor oil is a valuable chemical in feedstocks, commanding a higher price than other seed oils. As an example, in July 2007, Indian castor oil sold for about US$0.90/kg ($0.41/lb), [citation needed] whereas U.S. soybean, sunflower, and canola oils sold for about $0.30/kg ($0.14/lb). [11]

3. Cottonseed oil - Wikipedia

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   Cottonseed oil is cooking oil from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum, that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil. [ 1 ] Cotton seed has a similar structure to other oilseeds , such as sunflower seed , having an oil-bearing kernel surrounded by a hard outer hull; in ...

4. Mineral oil - Wikipedia

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   Most often, mineral oil is a liquid obtained from refining crude oil to make gasoline and other petroleum products. Mineral oils used for lubrication are known specifically as base oils . More generally, mineral oil is a transparent , colorless oil, composed mainly of alkanes [ 2 ] and cycloalkanes , related to petroleum jelly .

5. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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   Castor oil has numerous industrial uses, owing to the presence of a hydroxyl group on the fatty acid. Castor oil is a precursor to Nylon 11. Castor oil may also be reacted with epichlorohydrin to make a glycidyl ether which is used as a diluent and flexibilizer with epoxy resins. [citation needed]

6. List of CAS numbers by chemical compound - Wikipedia

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   Chemical formula Synonyms CAS number C 10 H 16 N 2 O 8: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 6381–92–6 C 12 H 22 O 11: sucrose: 57–50–1 C 18 H 29 O 3 S: sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate: 2155–30–0 C 20 H 25 N 30: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) 50–37–3 C 123 H 193 N 35 O 37: Common serum albumin (macromolecule) 9048–49–1 ...

7. Hydrotreated vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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   Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a biofuel made by the hydrocracking or hydrogenation of vegetable oil. Hydrocracking breaks big molecules into smaller ones using hydrogen while hydrogenation adds hydrogen to molecules. These methods can be used to create substitutes for gasoline, diesel, propane, kerosene and other chemical feedstock.