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Oleochemistry is the study of vegetable oils and animal oils and fats, and oleochemicals derived from these fats and oils. The resulting product can be called oleochemicals (from Latin: oleum "olive oil"). The major product of this industry is soap, approximately 8.9×10 6 tons of which were produced in 1990.
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The Japanese, the Inuit, the people of Scandinavia and Greenland, Russians, and many other people routinely use whale oil. Just because you don't see it at Wal-Mart, you can't say it's not a major oil. Blubber is the same way. A high-energy and vital foodstuff. These fats and oils were also prominently used historically in the West, if you insist.
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