Soybean Oil

Name:
Soybean Oil
Detailed information:
(soya bean oil; chinese bean oil; soy oil).

Properties:

Pale yellow, fixed drying oil. D 0.924–0.929, mp 22–31C, refr index 1.4760–1.4775, solidifying p −15 to −8C, Hehner value 94–96, saponification value 190–193, iodine value 137–143, flash p 540F (282C), autoign temp 833F (445C), moderate spontaneous heating. Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide. Combustible.

Use:

Soap manufacture, high-protein foods, paints and varnishes, cattle feeds, margarine and salad dressings, printing inks, source of nylon 9, plasticizer (epoxidized), alkyd resins. Note: Soybean oil is the most widely used vegetable oil for both edible and industrial use in the U.S.