A method to convert oil, vegetables and animal fats into an ingredient for making plastics has been demonstrated by researchers
Irradiation of animal and vegetable fats with UV light produced long chain alkenes, dienes, trienes, and glycerol as the byproduct, said the study in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.
Tags: olefins, acrylic acid, photochemistry; fats; oils; fatty acids; triglycerides; Norrish type II reaction
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Foodproductiondaily, 2013-08-14.
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