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    Essential Oils

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    SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL OILS Essential oils are the volatile oils distilled from aromatic plant materials. The odour and flavour of these oils is usually dependent upon these oxygenated compounds. Many oils are terpenoids‚ a few oils are benzene derivatives. Table 1 shows the important constituents of the more common essential oils. Name Part of plant used Leaf Botanical name Important constituents Uses Lemongrass and citronella Eucalyptus Cymbopogon spp Citral

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    Oil and Gas

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    to understand: What are hydrocarbons? What are their properties? What are the main products derived from crude oil and their uses Exploration milestone-an overview. INTRODUCTION: By definition petroleum is a generic name for hydrocarbons‚ including crude oil‚ natural gas liquids‚ natural gas and their products. Petroleum comes from the Latin petra meaning rock or stone & oleum meaning oil. Petroleum occurs in the earth in combination of any of the four states: gas‚ liquid‚ semisolid‚ and solid. Chemically

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    Oil Embargo

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    1973-1974 Oil Embargo The oil embargo of 1973 was one of the most significant events regarding the United States macroeconomy. This event was a refusal of Arab countries to sell oil to pro-Israeli countries. The embargo began on October 17‚ 1973‚ when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries‚ or OAPEC‚ declared they would immediately cut oil production by 5 percent and will continue until Israel withdrew from the West Bank‚ Gaza‚ and Jerusalem. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait soon followed

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    Coconut Oil

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    coconut oil due to its high levels of saturated fat. Advocacy against coconut and palm oils in the 1970s and 80s due to their perceived danger as a saturated fat caused companies to instead substitute trans fats‚ unaware of their health-damaging effects.[28] Coconut oil contains a large proportion of lauric acid‚ a saturated fat that raises blood cholesterol levels by increasing the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol[29] that is also found in significant amounts in laurel oil‚ palm

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    Jackfruit as Oil

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    Statement of the Problem Oil price hike is one of the major problems in the country. To help in the production of oil we must utilize whatever things we have abundantly and use it to lessen if not totally eradicate the problem. This project will try to increase the sources of oil to lower its price and I recommend the use of plant oil like oil from Jackfruit seeds because plant oil is healthier. It answers the following questions -Can you extract oil from jackfruit seeds? -Is jackfruit

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    Oregano Oil

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    Oil of oregano is a beneficial preparation. Oregano is an aromatic herb that has antiseptic‚ antibacterial‚ anti-fungal‚ anti-parasitic and antiviral properties. Its scientific name is Oreganum vulgare‚ and its name is Greek in origin‚ meaning "joy of mountains." Oil of oregano is used in cooking‚ as well as for massage. The essential oil of oregano can be extracted from the leaves through distillation‚ yielding the concentrated benefit of the bulk oregano herb for medicinal and therapeutic purposes

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    Lorenzo's Oil

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    Versace Devine Chemistry 2A 9/10/2013 Lorenzo’s Oil Lorenzo’s Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true story about a child afflicted with the illness adrenileukodystrophy or known as ALD. Augusto Daniel Odone and Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone are the parents of Lorenzo Oden ‚ They became famous for discovering a treatment using Lornzo’s oil ‚ for their son’s incurable illness. ALD is passed from parents to their children as an X-linked genetic

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    Oil Industry

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    Brittany Butler and Nick Schuchardt MBA 633 Position Paper The Oil Industry: "Why Companies Are Not Getting a Fair Shake" Within the last two years‚ the oil industry has increased the price of oil causing gas prices to rise to $3.00 a gallon today. It was only a few years ago that the price of gas was $1.00 a gallon. There have been many complaints against the oil industry on price gauging and monopolizing the industry. Oil companies are reaching sales up to $100 billion and they are seeing

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    Edible Oil

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    Corporates Food / India 2012 Outlook: Indian Edible Oils Liquidity under Pressure Outlook Report Rating Outlook Rating Outlook Negative Outlook: Fitch Ratings‟ outlook for the Indian edible oil industry in 2012 is negative. The agency expects higher revenue growth led by firm pricing on global cues of lower stock to consumption ratio to be offset against higher input costs resulting in margin pressures. Fitch expects the margin pressures coupled with higher working-capital needs and expansion

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    Oil and Gas

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    St. augustine girls’ high school | The Mining of Oil and Natural Gas in Trinidad and Tobago | Geography | | Sareeta Seeram‚ Inayah Mohammed‚ Mariah Ollivierre‚ Maria Ollivierre and Arielle Mootra | 9/1/2013 | | ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: * Location of Oilfields and Gas Fields in Trinidad and Tobago…………………. Pg 2 * Factors that Influence the Location of Oil and Gas Mining

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