A process for the preparation of food-grade rice bran wax and the determination of its composition

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-64

  Vali, Shaik Ramjan ^a   Ju, Yi Hsu ^a   Kaimal, Thengumpillil Narayana Balagopala ^b   Chern, Yaw Terng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aldehyde; Bleaching; Dewaxing; FA; Lipase catalyzed esterification; Policosanol; Resinous matter; Rice bran wax; Sodium borohydride

Indexed keywords

FA; FOOD-GRADE WAX; RICE BRAN WAX;

ALCOHOLS; ESTERS; RESINS; WAXES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

GRAIN; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WAX;

EID: 29744446104     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-005-1043-z     Document Type: Article

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