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Crystallization of waxes in sunflowerseed oil: Effects of an inhibitor
Author(s) -
Petruccelli S.,
Añón M. C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02662297
Subject(s) - crystallization , wax , nucleation , crystal (programming language) , chemistry , crystal growth , materials science , chemical engineering , chromatography , crystallography , organic chemistry , computer science , engineering , programming language
Abstract The mechanism of action of a commercial inhibitor on the crystallization of waxes present in sunflowerseed oil was analyzed. The results showed the inhibitor favored nucleation, leading to a decrease in the amount of waxes available for the growth of the crystals already formed. The inhibitor decreased the crystal size, increased the number of crystals and possibly caused slower crystallization of waxes.