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Oleochemicals

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Oleochemicals refers to chemicals derived from plants oils and animal fats, including fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty esters, fatty amides, glycerol and their derivatives. These products are widely used in many applications including as surfactants (in home care and personal care products and industrial applications), lubricants and solvents (in paints and coatings) and in the production of plastics, rubber and paper.

E4tech, 2014, 'Deliverable 1: Sector description and survey design' in Study of the EU bio-based industry (BISO Project 2014 – 2015), E4tech (UK) Ltd and Agra CEAS Consulting Ltd (unpublished)

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature

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