THE REMOVAL OF PESTICIDES FROM NATURAL OIL/GREASE PRODUCTS E.G., WOOL GREASE

摘要

There are many natural oil/grease products derived from plants, fish and animals in use today. For example one of the products from wool scouring is wool grease. There is a need to ensure that any product derived from wool grease, for example, lanolin, is free from pesticide contamination. A method of removing pesticides from a natural oil/grease product containing pesticides comprising treating the natural oil/grease product with microwave energy such that the natural oil/grease product is heated to a temperature greater than about 120 °C for sufficient time to cause at least some of the pesticides to be substantially removed.