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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2022 Background: Castor oil is used in some countries to induce labor, but results on its effectiveness and safety is controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of castor oil on labor induction and prevalence of ...
Atefeh Amerizadeh +2 more
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Energies, 2021 Countries globally are focusing on alternative fuels to reduce the environmental pollution. An example is biodiesel fuel, which is leading the way to other technologies.
M. Arunkumar +8 more
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Opportunities and Challenges of Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.) Genetic Improvement
Agronomy, 2023 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) originated in East Africa and then diffused to warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world. The high lipid content in the castor beans is extracted for use in pharmaceutical and industrial applications.
Michela Landoni +5 more
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, 2021 This study investigates the development of novel montmorillonite/castor oil blends to formulate sustainable lubricating greases to promote the replacement of petrochemicals industry-derived materials by substances obtained from renewable sources ...
J. E. Martín-Alfonso +3 more
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Green chemical production based on thermal cracking of inedible vegetable oil [PDF]
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2023 This work evaluated the process for heptaldehyde, undecylenic acid, and methyl undecenoate production from castor oil, methyl ester of castor oil, and ricinoleic acid. Experiments were performed in a continuous pilot-plant scale pyrolysis reactor.
Costa Vanderlei Rodrigues +6 more
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Production of Biodiesel from Castor Oil: A Review
Energies, 2020 An attractive alternative to the use of fossil fuels is biodiesel, which can be obtained from a variety of feedstock through different transesterification systems such as ultrasound, microwave, biological, chemical, among others.
C. Osorio-González +5 more
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Energies, 2021 The article analyses energy and environmental operating parameters of a compression ignition internal combustion engine running on HVO-biobutanol and castor oil fuel blends, also comparing them with parameters of an engine running on convection diesel ...
Gintaras Valeika +4 more
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Characterization and Digestibility of Detoxified Castor Oil Meal for Japanese Quails
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2015 These experiments were performed to determine the chemical composition, coefficients of nutrient and energy metabolizability, amino acid composition, and cytotoxicity of different castor oil meals subjected to different detoxification processes and added
PA dos Santos +5 more
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Performance Assessment of Minimum Quantity Castor-Palm Oil Mixtures in Hard-Milling Operation
Materials, 2021 The necessity to progress towards sustainability has inspired modern researchers to examine the lubrication and cooling effects of vegetable oils on conventional metal cutting operations. Consequently, as an eco-friendly vegetable product, castor oil can
Binayak Sen +4 more
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Control of papaya fruits anthracnose by essential oil of Ricinus communis
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2012 The aim of this work was to investigate the potential of castor oil for the control of papaya diseases caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and the bacterium Pseudomonas caricapapayae. The treatment with 1% castor oil did not significantly
César Luis Siqueira Júnior +3 more
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