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  2. Horticultural oil - Wikipedia

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    Mineral oil is the most used insecticide, both in acrage and in volume. 34,508,857 pounds (15,652,972 kg) of mineral oil was sprayed on 4,543,066 acres (about 1.8 million hectares). 1 to 4% solutions in water are sprayed, which is hundreds of times more than modern synthetic insecticides. Mineral oil is correspondingly cheaper.

  3. Types of plant oils - Wikipedia

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    There are three primary types of plant oil, differing both the means of extracting the relevant parts of the plant, and in the nature of the resulting oil: Vegetable fats and oils were historically extracted by putting part of the plant under pressure, squeezing out the oil. Macerated oils consist of a base oil to which parts of plants are added.

  4. Pittosporum resiniferum - Wikipedia

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    The petroleum nut derives its name from the resemblance of the fruit's odor to petroleum-based fuels. The fruits of the tree burn brightly when ignited, and can be used for illumination as torches or candles. [5] Its fruit is also highly suitable for use in producing biofuel. This use has been encouraged by the Philippines Department of ...

  5. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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    Seeds from these plants are noted for their oil content, but little information is available on methods of extracting the oil. In most cases, the plants are grown as food, with dietary use of the oils as a byproduct of using the seeds as food. [45] Bitter gourd oil, from the seeds of Momordica charantia. High in α-Eleostearic acid. Of current ...

  6. Vegetable oils as alternative energy - Wikipedia

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    Plants use sunlight and photosynthesis to take carbon dioxide (CO 2) out of the Earth's atmosphere to make vegetable oil. The same CO 2 is then put back after it is burned in an engine. Thus vegetable oil does not increase the CO 2 in the atmosphere, and does not directly contribute to the problem of greenhouse gas.

  7. Table of biodiesel crop yields - Wikipedia

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    The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant to farmers and agricultural scientists. This is unrelated to ethanol production, which relies on starch, sugar and cellulose content instead of oil yields.

  8. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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    Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. [1] The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. [2] It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C (595 °F) and its density is 0.961 g/cm 3. [3]

  9. Oenocarpus bataua - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally indigenous peoples have collected the fruit and matured it in tepid water in order to prepare drinks and also to extract its oil. [5] Its drupes are 8–10% oil. The rachis have been used to manufacture arrows and the leaves to make baskets and construct provisional housings. [ 5 ]

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