Lauric oil

General chemical structure of oils, such as lauric oil. R ¹ , R ² and R ³ therein are alkyl radicals with predominantly 11 carbon atoms or, in minor proportions, alkenyl radicals with a mostly uneven number of carbon atoms. Lauric oil, like other oils, is a mixture of tri esters of glycerine .

As lauric oils and lauric oils, the vegetable oils are collectively coconut oil , babassu oil and palm kernel oil , respectively. The summary is based on the high proportion of lauric acid that is present in the oils. Instead of the term lauric oil, the individual vegetable oils (coconut oil, palm kernel oil) are usually mentioned directly.

Lauric oil is one of the most important vegetable oils and is used both in the food industry and to generate bioenergy and as a feedstock in the chemical industry . In 2004 the chemical industry in Germany used around 400,000 tons of lauric oil, which is a third of the chemical industry's total consumption of animal and vegetable fats and oils. The properties of lauric acid represent the basis for the production of shampoo, shaving soap, soap and other detergents.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matthias von Armansperg: Results of the market analysis: Chemical-technical use of Nawaro. Presentation at the symposium "Renewable raw materials: Which markets have a future?" on May 24, 2007 in Berlin. ( Presentation as pdf ( memento of the original from October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ).