The first patent issued in the Philippines was Patent No. 1 granted to Pablo Robledano and Eduardo Ruiz de Luzuriaga for their process of extracting vegetable oil from fresh, mature coconut milk. This ...

A professor has found a way to boost the production of triacylglycerol -- the main component of vegetable oil -- in plant leaves, a technique that could allow producers to harvest oil from large, ...

Brazil’s tropical climate supports its soybean oil yield of close to 9 million tons. Other rewarding vegetable oils produced in the country are sunflower, maize, and cottonseed. The country aims to ...