The Natural Chemistry Powering Industries Across India and the World  Open a bar of soap made in Pune. Read the ingredient list on a paint can from a factory in Vadodara. Check the formulation sheet of a cosmetic product manufactured in Mumbai. In each case, there is a strong chance that the raw material behind the formulation came from a vegetable oil refinery, not a petroleum...

Not All Fatty Acids Behave the Same Way  There is a common assumption in the chemical industry that if a product falls under the fatty acid category, it is largely interchangeable with others in the same group. In practice, that assumption gets formulators into trouble fairly quickly.  Isostearic acid is a strong example of why fatty acid type, structure, and origin matter...