Some laboratory investigations of degummed cottonseed oil

Summary

In the foregoing we have set forth our views and findings on possible ways of handling degummed cottonseed oil in the laboratory. Foreseeing the day when degummed cottonseed oil will come into prominence, we offer these suggestions and findings as an incentive to spur collaborative efforts in a search for a better laboratory method. Two possibilities have been explored. One is a centrifuge method of refining, approximating actual refining conditions in present-day refineries. The other is a chromatographic determination of total neutral oil. It is indeed heartening to know that the A.O.C.S. total neutral oil subcommittee is actively engaged in a collaborative program of work on such methods as the chromatographic loss method. This is good evidence that we are making a realistic approach to the problem of better laboratory methods.