Oleochemicals & olive oil information - Chemical Man India
Oleochemicals (from Latin: oleum “olive oil”) are chemicals derived from plant and animal fats. They are analogous to petrochemicals derived from petroleum.
The formation of basic oleochemical substances like fatty acids, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), fatty alcohols, fatty amines and glycerols are by various chemical and enzymatic reactions.
Intermediate chemical substances produced from these basic oleochemical substances include
alcohol ethoxylates