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  2. Edible oil refining - Wikipedia

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    Edible oil refining is a set of processes or treatments necessary to turn vegetable raw oil into edible oil.. Raw vegetable oil, obtained from seeds by pressing, solvent extraction, contains free fatty acids and other components such as phospholipids, waxes, peroxides, aldehydes, and ketones, which contribute to undesirable flavor, odor, and appearance; [1] for these reasons, all the oil has ...

  3. Vegetable oils as alternative energy - Wikipedia

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    Some commercial examples of vegetable oil refining are NExBTL, H-Bio, and the ConocoPhilips Process. [9] The transition can start with biodiesel, vegetable oil refining, and vegetable oil blends, since these technologies do not require the capital outlay of converting an engine to run on vegetable oils. Because it costs to convert vegetable oil ...

  4. Hydrotreated vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    Hydrotreated vegetable oil. 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 ...

  5. Cooking oil - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A variety of cooking oils on a store shelf. Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures than water, making cooking faster and more flavorful, while likewise distributing heat, reducing burning and uneven cooking.

  6. Vegetable oil - Wikipedia

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    Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides. [1] Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or fats from seeds. Olive oil, palm oil, and rice bran oil are examples of fats from other parts of ...

  7. Vegetable oil refining - Wikipedia

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    Vegetable oil refining may refer to: Fat hydrogenation, combining vegetable oil with hydrogen to make it more saturated. Edible oil refining, process to refin a raw oil to produce an edible oil, which differ from Olive oil production. Biodiesel production by transesterification. Production of hydrotreated vegetable oil, a biofuel. Category ...

  8. Palm kernel oil - Wikipedia

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    Palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm tree Elaeis guineensis. [1] It is related to two other edible oils: palm oil, extracted from the fruit pulp of the oil palm, and coconut oil, extracted from the kernel of the coconut. [2]

  9. National Refinery Limited - Wikipedia

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    National Refinery Limited. National Refinery Limited (NRL) (Urdu: نیشنل ریفائنری لمیٹڈ) is a Pakistani oil refinery which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. [2] It is based in Korangi Creek, Karachi. [3][4] It is a petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex engaged in the manufacture and sale of asphalts ...