ABSTRACT
Fats and oils are an important part of the diet, providing caloric content and essential fatty acids to the consumer. However, fats and oils are also important feedstocks for the chemical industry. For untold centuries, they have served as a source of soaps, §ammable fuel for illumination, lubricants, and drying oils for paints and coatings, to name the more prominent applications. The discovery of petroleum followed by expanded production, rening, and chemical conversion processes provided cheaper and more abundant substitutes for many of these applications. The relatively recent focus on increasing the use of renewable resources to manufacture products has led to a resurgence of nonpetroleum products to replace those derived from petroleum. This has resulted in increased interest in developing oils and fats with properties enhanced for chemical feedstock use. With the
CONTENTS
20.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 479 20.2 Fatty Acids Present in Seed Oils ..........................................................................................480 20.3 Altering Fatty Acid Composition of an Oil .......................................................................... 481 20.4 Fatty Acid and Oil Biosynthesis ........................................................................................... 481 20.5 Oil Biosynthesis .................................................................................................................... 482 20.6 Biomaterials Derived from Commodity Seed Oils .............................................................. 483 20.7 Other Fatty Acids Used for Producing Biomaterials ............................................................484 20.8 Seed Oils as Sources for Producing Biomaterials ................................................................484
