Experiment #1: Synthesis of Salicylic Acid From Wintergreen Oil By: Asad Razzaq TA: Date: 18/01/2015 222/Lab Section 8 Introduction Salicylic acid‚ used in production of substances used worldwide such as commonly used analgesic drug aspirin(cite)‚ can be obtained from natural resources such as wintergreen oil or can be synthesized. Through a series of chemical reactions with cheap raw materials beginning with beginning with methyl salicylate and‚ it is a cheaper and more
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beginning of the largest‚most disastrous oil spill in the United States had begun. The oil leak was caused by an explosion that happened at approximately 10:00 p.m‚killing eleven people and injuring seventeen others. Two days later‚ the rig sank and started to leak oil and gas from the well. After about three months of the well (Macondo) leaking oil‚ it finally got capped off on July 15. Within those three months‚ the well had leaked 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak did not
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Oil Futures Market in India There are primarily 3 major exchanges present in India * Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) * India’s No. 1 commodity exchange (85% Market share)‚ 3rd largest in world in crude oil trades * Turnover of over Rs 90 Lakh Crore‚ daily turnover of Rs 10‚000 crore in crude alone * National Commodity and Derivative Exchange (NCDEX) * Ranked number 32nd in 2010 in the Futures Industry Association’s global list of top 53 derivatives exchanges
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Ancient Times‚ History and Influences on Vietnamese Cooking By the 1st millennia BC‚ the area that is now Northern Vietnam had already evolved a rice-based culture and it is imaginable that with the Red River dissecting the region and the sea in such close proximity‚ fish and seafood were also part of the diet. In 208 BC the Chinese invaded the northern territory and dominated the culture for 1000 years. They introduced much of their culinary practices‚ such as noodle based dishes‚ stir-frying
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OPEC Oil Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite
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MARKET SHARE OF VALVOLINE CUMMINS OIL FOR TWO WHEELERS | SUBMITTED BY: ARAVINDHA BALAJI R MBA-IB (2011-2013) Roll No. : A1802011005 AMITY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL‚ NOIDA AMITY UNIVERSITY – UTTAR PRADESH SUMMER TRAINING REPORT SUBMITTED TOWARDS THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MARKET POTENTIAL AND STRATEGIES TO INCREASE MARKET SHARE OF VALVOLINE CUMMINS OIL FOR TWO WHEELERS | SUBMITTED
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3 ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION 6.4 OPERATION CHAPTER- 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SYSYTEM DETAILS: IOT Utkal Energy Services Limited is a consortium of IOT‚ OT and IVRCL. IOT is a 50:50 joint venture company of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Oil tanking Gmbh (based in Hamburg‚ Germany). The contract for Installation‚ Operation and Maintenance of crude and finished product tankage facility at Paradeep Refinery Project‚ Paradeep is awarded to IOT Utkal Energy Services Limited
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Isolation of Essential Oils by Steam Distillation Procedure Part A Apparatus 1.) Using a 20- or 25-mL round-bottom flask (for distillation) and a 10-mL round-bottom flask (for collection) assemble a distillation apparatus 2.) Use an aluminum block to heat and insert a water condenser 3.) The collection flask may be immersed in ice to ensure condensation of the distillate Preparing the Spice 1.) Weigh approximately 1.0 g of your spice or herb onto a piece of weighing paper and record the exact
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Purpose of this experiment is to synthesis Banana oil by mixture of the isopentyl alcohol and acetic acid . Banana oil smells like fruit mostly it smells like banana. This reasons that this compound uses in different perfume products as well as the gums for the flavor. The reaction that takes place in this experiment is a esterification. In this experiment‚ the carboxyl group of the acetic acid joins with the hydroxyl group of the isopently alcohol‚ catalyzed by the presence of sulfuric acid
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Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) which in turn placed an embargo on oil exports upon the United States because of the aid and arms that the United States was supplying Israel. This embargo caused fuel shortages such as gasoline which in turn caused fuel prices to soar throughout much of the 1970s. This was further amplified due to the decline of domestic oil production and the reliance on imported oil from abroad. It only took three months for the embargo to cause massive change in
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