oil life
101Sunflower oil — is the non volatile oil expressed from sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) seeds. Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. Composition Sunflower oil contains predominantly linoleic acid in… …
102Enhanced oil recovery — (abbreviated EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30 60 %, or more, of the reservoir s original oil can be extracted [… …
103Prestige oil spill — This article is about the spill. For the oil tanker, see Prestige (oil tanker). Prestige oil spill Volunteers cleaning the coastline in Galicia in the aftermath of the Prestige catastrophe, March, 2003 Location Atlantic Ocean …
104Standard Oil — Création 1870 Disparition 1911 Fondateurs John D. Rockefeller Personnages clés John D. Rockefeller Henry M. Flagler …
105Lorenzo's oil — For the film, see Lorenzo s Oil (film). Lorenzo s oil is a 4:1 mixture of glycerol trioleate and glycerol trierucate (the triglyceride forms of oleic and erucic acid), prepared from olive oil and rapeseed oil.[1] It is used in the investigational …
106Wamsutta Oil Refinery — was established around 1861 in McClintocksville in Venango County near Oil City, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the first business enterprise of Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840 1909), who became a famous capitalist, businessman,… …
107Ben oil — is pressed from the seeds of the Moringa oleifera , known variously as the horseradish tree, ben oil tree, or drumstick tree. The oil is characterized by an unusually long shelf life and a mild, but pleasant taste. The name of the oil is derived… …
108Guimaras oil spill — ] BackgroundThe oil tanker M/T Solar I, carrying more than two million liters of bunker fuel, sank on August 11, 2006 at the Guimaras Strait off the coast of the Guimaras and Negros Occidental provinces, causing some 500,000 liters of oil to pour …
109Natural oil polyols — Natural oil polyols, also known as NOPs or biopolyols, are polyols derived from vegetable oils by several different techniques. The primary use for these materials is in the production of polyurethanes. Most NOPs qualify as Biobased Products, as… …
1102007 Korea oil spill — The MT Hebei Spirit oil spill is a major oil spill in South Korea that began on the morning of 7 December 2007 local time, with ongoing environmental and economic effects. Government officials are calling it South Korea s worst oil spill ever,… …
