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The primary component of castor oil is ricinoleic acid.

Control of coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) with botanical insecticides and mineral oils/Controle da broca-do-cafe, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) com inseticidas botanicos e oleos minerais

A fatty acids mixture containing up to 90% of ricinoleic acid was obtained through saponification of castor oil followed by acidification with hydrochloridric acid.

Synthesis of carboxylate complexes and evaluation of their catalytic activities for polyesterification of castor oil (Ricinum communis) with terephthalic acid/Sintese de complexos de carboxilatos e avaliacao da atividade catalitica para poliesterificacao de oleo de mamona (Ricinum communis) com acido tereftalico

The oil was found to possess much potential to produce dehydrated castor oil due to the presence of ricinoleic acid (84%) (Fig.

Unbodied dehydrated castor oil from oil of castor beans cultivated in tropical and sub tropical zones of Pakistan

Ricinoleic acid has been shown to have antibacterial properties against gram positive bacteria (Novak et al.

Effects of functional oils on coccidiosis and apparent metabolizable energy in broiler chickens

The physical state shows us that the liquid oil possesses a light yellow coloring and is soluble in ethanol and chloroform, due to the OH group present in the ricinoleic acid.

Preparacion y caracterizacion del oxido de estano y su uso como catalizador en la reaccion de epoxidacion de esters grasos insaturados

It consists of ~85-95% ricinoleic acid (12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid) which has one hydroxyl group per mole.

Physical and surface properties of polyurethane hydrogels in relation with their chemical structure

Antimicrobial activity of some ricinoleic acid oleic acid derivatives.

Glycerin and essential oils in the diet of Nellore bulls finished in feedlot: animal performance and apparent digestibility/Glicerina e oleos essenciais na dieta de bovinos Nelore terminados em confinamento: desempenho animal e digestibilidade aparente

1] corresponds to valent fluctuations of hydroxyl group's [upsilon] (OH) of ricinoleic acid which also allows distinguishing it from other fat acids, and also castor acid itself from other natural substances.

Preparation and research on properties of castor oil as a diesel fuel additive

Dienes such as 4,7-heptadiene, (9) 3,6-nonadiene, (10) and 2,5-undecadiene, (11) as well as methyl and ethyl esters of the unsaturated fatty acids linoleic, linolenic, and ricinoleic acid, (12-15) have been used as model compounds for alkyd resin precursors.

A study of new manganese complexes as potential driers for alkyd paints

The objective of this study was to determine the inheritance of the high oleic/low ricinoleic acid content of the castor mutant line OLE-1.

Inheritance of high oleic/low ricinoleic acid content in the seed oil of castor mutant OLE-1

One bacterium, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain called PR3, is the driving force behind a bioconversion process to produce DOD from oleic acid in soybean oil and TOD--7,10,12-trihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid--from ricinoleic acid in castor oil.

Bring on the fat (fatty acids, that is)

Oils rich in oleic acid are preferred for cooking, while stearic acid is a raw material for soaps and detergents, and ricinoleic acid is valuable for industrial lubricants.