Abstract The quality of crude palm oil (CPO) needs to be considered ensure the food safety further processed products. Several characteristics CPO such as water content, free fatty acids, Cl, and Fe are known precursors for formation toxic compounds 3-Mono Chloro-1,2-Propane-Diol (MCPD) in A study was conducted determine effect activated rice husk charcoal used an adsorbent improving CPO. activ...

Solvents have a bad reputation in the cosmetics world, at least as regards production of specialty vegetable oils used this market. In order to do without these solvents, industry tends use only mechanically produced oils. However, there is range seeds for which mechanical extraction not satisfactory. This case with rare, expensive, and oil-poor pressing does give good yields, results high cost...

the synthesis of twenty five esters of testosterone (17β -hydroxyandrost- 4-en-3-one) is described. all esters are derivatives of cycloalkycarboxylic acids. some of the esters possess α- , β -and/or & - substitution in the ester side-chain. the work was undertaken in order to evaluate long-acting male antifertility effect of such esters. most of the compounds, especially compound no.1, were fou...