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. 2018 Dec 3;10(12):1334. doi: 10.3390/polym10121334

Table 3.

Properties comparison of evening primrose oil, epoxidized oil, and biopolyol.

Parameter EPO EPEO EPB
Smell earthy earthy earthy
Iodine value (mol I2/100 g of fat) 0.658 0.386 0.386
Epoxy value (mol/100 g of fat) 0.000 0.253 0.000
Acid value (mg KOH/g) 8.720 - 0.840
Hydroxyl number (mg KOH/g) 8.720 - 182.410
Viscosity (mPa·s) 170 190 2400
Water content (wt.%) 0 0.6 <0.2
pH (-) 6.5 7.0 7.0
Molecular weight (g/mol) 820 917 1623