Example of industrial valorisation of derivative products of Castor oil

Known since antiquity, Castor Oil has been first used in medicine. Now, even if it remains present in small quantities as an excipient in many pharmaceutical specialties, it finds a lot of applicationsin cosmetics, industrial applications and chemical industry. Castor Oil specificity comes from its...

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Main Authors: Borg Patrick, Lê Guillaume, Lebrun Stéphanie, Pées Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2009-07-01
Series:Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ocl.2009.0276