Beyond Biodiesel : the industrial potential of seed oils
Publicación:
Revista Palmas; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2003); 59-66
0121-2923
Revista Palmas; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2003); 59-66
0121-2923
Abstract
Plants have tremendous potential to become a renewable source of high-quality raw materials for industry. Lubricants based on seed oils already widely used in the forestry industry, and oilseed crops throughout the world provide chemical intermediates such as fatty acids, fatty alcohols and amides for the oleochemicals industry with applications as diverse as surfactants in the manufacture of cosmetics, and erucamide as a coating for plastic bags. Biodiesel has led the way but there are many, more sustainable, applications in the pipeline Las plantas poseen un enorme potencial para convertirse en una fuente renovable de materias primas de alta calidad para la industria. Los lubricantes a base de aceites de semillas ya se utilizan ampliamente en la industria forestal, y los cultivos de semillas oleaginosas en todo el mundo proporcionan intermediarios químicos como los ácidos grasos, los alcoholes grasos y las amidas a la industria oleoquímica, con aplicaciones tan diversas como surfactantes en la fabricación de cosméticos y erucamida como un recubrimiento para bolsas plásticas. El biodiesel ha abierto el camino, pero las aplicaciones en proyecto son muchas y más sostenibles.
Plants have tremendous potential to become a renewable source of high-quality raw materials for industry. Lubricants based on seed oils already widely used in the forestry industry, and oilseed crops throughout the world provide chemical intermediates such as fatty acids, fatty alcohols and amides for the oleochemicals industry with applications as diverse as surfactants in the manufacture of cosmetics, and erucamide as a coating for plastic bags. Biodiesel has led the way but there are many, more sustainable, applications in the pipeline
Palabras clave:
industria del aceite
industria de oleoquímicos
biocarburante
aceites vegetales
combustibles alternativos
bioenergía
recursos renovables
biocarburante de palma
biodiésel
industria del aceite
industria de oleoquímicos
biocarburante
aceites vegetales
combustibles alternativos
bioenergía
recursos renovables
biocarburante de palma
biodiésel