Zainab, Ngaini and Saba, Farooq (2024) Introduction to Vegetable Oils. In: Vegetable Oil-Based Composites : Processing, Properties and Applications. Composites Science and Technology, 1 . Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore., pp. 1-21. ISBN 978-981-99-9958-3
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Abstract
Vegetable oil (VO) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon in innumerable compositions and abundantly found in natural plants, seeds and fruits. Vegetable oils have gained a mammoth consideration in this new era due to their limitless applications in different sectors including biofuels, food, soaps, cosmetics, textile, paint and coating, and plastic industries. Numerous researches have been accom-plished to improve vegetable oil extraction and usage in significant applications as binders, polymerizations and lubricants. This chapter recapitulates the basic intro-duction, composition, classification of vegetable oils and their significant roles in daily life. The most acquainted applications of vegetable oils are also summarized in this chapter. Keywords Fat ·Glyceride ·Hydrocarbon ·Cooking ·Epoxide ·Fuel industry
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fat · Glyceride · Hydrocarbon · Cooking · Epoxide · Fuel industry. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Ngaini |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2024 06:43 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2024 06:43 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44505 |
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