In the realm of chemical processing, particularly at the industrial scale, safety is of utmost
importance. A predominant factor causing accidents within the chemical industry is runaway …

Eicosanoids are major players in the pathogenesis of several common diseases, with either
overproduction or imbalance (eg between thromboxanes and prostacyclins) often leading to …

In this study, 44 samples, either pure or combined into binary blends of vegetable oils with
different botanical and geographical origin have been analyzed. 1 H and 13 C NMR …

Trade standards are continuously updated to give plausible solutions to situations created
by fraudsters who apply the most sophisticated procedures to their objectives of olive oil …

Practical usefulness of the kinetic deconvolution for partially overlapped thermal
decomposition processes of solids was examined by applying to the co-precipitated basic …

Biomass is a renewable energy source which may provide a significant contribution to the
reduction of fossil fuels consumption and the associated environmental impacts. The use of …

Thermal profiles of buriti pulp oil (Mauritia flexuosa Mart.), tucumã pulp and kernel oils
(Astrocarium vulgare Mart.), rubber seed oil (Hevea brasiliensis), passion fruit oil (Passiflora …

The thermal oxidation of eight different vegetable oils was studied using differential
scanning calorimetry (DSC) under non-isothermal conditions at five different heating rates …

This work is centered on the chemical modification and characterization of Terminalia
catappa kernel oil (TCKO) for possible use as replacement for mineral transformer fluid …

With the rapid growth of biodiesel production in recent years, it is essential to evaluate the
thermal degradation characteristics of biodiesel and its feedstock oil, for they are concerned …