Product Name: Palm oil
EINECS: 232-316-1
Classification Code: Reproductive Effect; TSCA UVCB
Melting Point: 30-40 °C(lit.)
storage temp. of Palm oil (CAS NO.8002-75-3): 2-8 °C
Stability: Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidising agents.

 Palm oil was long recognized in West African countries, and among West African peoples it has long been in widespread use as a cooking oil. European merchants trading with West Africa occasionally purchased palm oil for use in Europe, but as the oil was bulky and cheap, palm oil remained rare outside West Africa. In the Asante Confederacy, state-owned slaves built large plantations of oil palm trees, while in the neighbouring Kingdom of Dahomey, King Ghezo passed a law in 1856 forbidding his subjects from cutting down oil palms. Palm oil became a highly sought-after commodity by British traders, for use as an industrial lubricant for the machines of Britain's Industrial Revolution, and the American Palmolive brand.By c.1870, palm oil constituted the primary export of some West African countries such as Ghana and Nigeria, although this was overtaken by cocoa in the 1880s.
 Palm was introduced to Java by the Dutch in 1848 and Malaysia in 1910 by Scotsman William Sime and English banker Henry Darby.The first plantations were mostly established and operated by British plantation owners, such as Sime Darby. From the 1960s a major oil palm plantation scheme was introduced by the government with the main aim of eradicating poverty. Settlers were each allocated 10 acres of land  planted either with oil palm or rubber, and given 20 years to pay off the debt for the land.The large plantation companies remained listed in London until the Malaysian government engineered their "Malaysianisation" throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In Malaysia, B.C. Sekhar was instrumental in setting up the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia and was its founder and chairman. Sekhar established Porim as one of the premier centers for oils and fats research in the world.

 Palm oil (CAS NO.8002-75-3) is widely used as a cooking oil, as an ingredient in margarine, and is a component of many processed foods. It is also an important component of many soaps, washing powders and personal care products, is used to treat wounds, and also controversially as a feedstock for biofuel.

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

RTECS: RJ3696300
F: 8-10
F8: Photosensitive.
F10: Keep under argon.

  Palm oil (CAS NO.8002-75-3), its Synonyms are Oils, palm ; Palm acidulated soapstock ; Palm butter ; Palm oil (from fruit) . It is orange-red liquid or solid with a pleasant odor and insoluble in water and less dense than water. Hence floats on water. Contains principally glycerides of palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids.