- Bladderpod oil
Bladderpod oil is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the "
Lesquerella fendleri " and other species of genus "Lesquerella ", Native to the plains and mesas of southwestern United States, eastward to Kansas and southward into northern Mexico. [Duke Handbook
sectionurl=Lesquerella_fendleri.html
section=Lesquerella fendleri (A.Gray) S.Wats.] Bladderpod oil is rich in lesquerolic acid (C20:1-OH) which is ahydroxy acid . The only commercial source ofhydroxy acid isricinoleic acid (C18:1-OH), found incastor oil .cite journal
author=R. Kleiman
date=1990
title=Chemistry of new industrial oilseed crops
pages=196–203
editor=J. Janick and J.E. Simon (eds.)
journal=Advances in new crops
publisher=Timber Press, Portland, OR
url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-196.html
accessdate=2006-11-19] Essentially all castor oil production in the U.S. has been eliminated by a combination of economic factors, excessive allergenic reactions of field and processing workers, and toxicity of the seed meal.cite web
url=http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/Wilson/481/s98/amy.html
title=Lesquerella pallida - White Bladderpod
author=Amy Rasberry
date=April 20 1998
accessdate=2006-11-19] Thefatty acid composition of bladderpod oil is:Other species of "
Lesquerella " that yield similar oils include "L. lindheimeri", "L. densipilia", "L. auriculata" and "L. pallida". "L. fendleri" is of particular interest because of the yields of 1,500 kg/ha that have been achieved in only a few years of cultivation.Uses
The
hydroxy acid s contained in bladderpod oil are an important raw material used in the manufacture of resins, waxes, nylons, plastics, corrosion inhibitors, coatings, lubricating greases and cosmetics.References
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