In this work, a complete UV-Vis, IR and (¹H, 13C and DEPT) NMR spectroscopic analysis was performed for a FR3® vegetable oil sample used as dielectric coolant in an experimental distribution ...

The vegetable oil industry has invested heavily in port-based refineries to process imported crude oils locally, creating jobs, but rising imports of refined varieties have hurt India's interests ...

However, other vegetable oils have also been affected. For example, according to FAO’s Yang, rapeseed and sunflower oil prices have been driven up due to poor growing conditions in the 2024/25 season, ...

In September 2024, India imposed a 20% basic customs duty on crude and refined vegetable oils. After the revision, crude palm oil, crude soyoil, and crude sunflower oil attracted a 27.5% import duty, ...

After the revision, crude palm oil, crude soyoil, and crude sunflower oil attracted a 27.5 percent import duty, compared to 5.5 percent previously, while refined grades of the three oils now have ...

Edible oil prices are on the boil again. The ‘oils and fats’ group in India’s consumer price index rose 2.5% year-on-year in September, marking the first increase in nearly two years and ...

Vegetable oil or other fats can be used in the creation of diesel engine-safe biofuel through the process of transesterification: a reaction with methanol where caustic soda is used as a catalyst.

On Tuesday (July 2), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will no longer allow brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food or beverages due to safety concerns.

The thinner in oil is the easier it pumps through the engine, which leads to a fuel economy improvement. We can all understand that, but there's a lot more to oil viscosity than how thick it is.