%0 Journal Article %T Extraction and characterization of seed oil waxes by using chromatographic techniques %A Rizwana K Soomro and Syed Tufail H Sherazi %J International Journal of Industrial Chemistry %D 2013 %I %R 10.1186/2228-5547-4-9 %X GC-MS was used for the characterization of the various classes of three different seed oil waxes. The results indicated that seed oil wax has the potential to be used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry due to its better composition of long chain fatty acids and fatty alcohols. %K Seed oil waxes %K Characterization %K Chromatographic techniques %K Fatty acids %K Fatty alcohols %K Fatty hydrocarbons %U http://www.industchem.com/content/4/1/9/abstract