Palm Oil

Name:
Palm Oil
Detailed information:

Properties:

Yellow-brown, buttery, edible solid at room temperature. D 0.952, mp 30C, iodine number 13.5, saponification number 247.6. Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide. Combustible.

Occurrence:

Oil palms are native to several countries in central Africa and are extensively cultivated in Malaysia, which is its chief commercial source. It is also produced in Indonesia.

Use:

Soap manufacture, pharmacy, food shortening, cutting-tool lubricant, hot-dipped tin coating, terne plating, cosmetics, softener in rubber processing, cotton-goods finishing, substitute for tallow as mold-release agent.