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  2. Lithium 12-hydroxystearate - Wikipedia

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    To produce lithium 12-hydroxystearate, lithium hydroxide and 12-hydroxystearic acid are combined in an aqueous medium. With vigorous stirring, dilute monohydrate lithium hydroxide is gradually added to a dispersion of the fatty acid in water heated to slightly below boiling. [2]

  3. Houston Refining - Wikipedia

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    The origins of Houston Refining date to 1918, when Harry Sinclair (Sinclair Oil) began building a battery still on the site. [4] As the refinery grew, additional processing units were built to produce lubricants and aromatic chemicals, and with the addition of the fluid catalytic cracker in 1952, and the 736 coker in 1968, the refinery emerged ...

  4. Castor oil - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogenation and saponification of castor oil yields 12-hydroxystearic acid, which is then reacted with lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate to give high-performance lubricant grease. [ 46 ] Since it has a relatively high dielectric constant (4.7), highly refined and dried castor oil is sometimes used as a dielectric fluid within high ...

  5. List of companies in Houston - Wikipedia

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    Fortune 500 companies based in Houston [1] Rank Company name 12: ExxonMobil: 48: Phillips 66: 60: Sysco: 105: Enterprise Products Partners: 106: Hewlett Packard ...

  6. Houston Energy Corridor - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Corridor is a business district in Houston, Texas, located on the west side of the metropolitan area between Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway.The district straddles a 7-mile (11 km) stretch of Interstate 10 (the Katy Freeway) from Kirkwood Road westward to Barker Cypress Road and extends south along Eldridge Parkway to Briar Forest Drive.

  7. Authorities search Houston location linked to New Orleans ...

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    HOUSTON – The FBI said the agency and local law enforcement in Texas have searched a location in Houston that is connected to the attack that killed at least 14 people on Bourbon Street in New ...

  8. Ricinoleic acid - Wikipedia

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    Ricinoleic acid, formally called 12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid, is a fatty acid. It is an unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid [ 1 ] and a hydroxy acid . It is a major component of the seed oil obtained from the seeds of castor plant ( Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae ), the plant that produces ricin .

  9. Economy of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Houston is based primarily on the energy industry, particularly oil.However, health care, biomedical research, and aerospace also constitute large sectors. In 2021, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 537 U.S. dollars billion, the fourth-largest of any metro area in the United States. [1]