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Polymerization of safflower and rapeseed oils
Author(s) -
Korus Roger A.,
Mousetis Traci L.
Publication year - 1984
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/bf02677025
Subject(s) - degree of unsaturation , polymerization , rapeseed , degree of polymerization , molar mass distribution , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , food science , polymer
Rates of polymerization of oils from 2 safflower and 2 rapeseed varieties were measured in the air and under vacuum. Thermal polymerization rates showed a stronger dependence on the degree of unsaturation than on oxidative polymerization. Molecular weight distributions of polymerized oils were determined by size exclusion chromatography, and the relationship between viscosity and weight‐average molecular weight was determined.