Information about Whale Oil
Whale oil is the oil obtained from the blubber of various species of whales, particularly the three species of Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica, E. glacialis, and E. australis) and the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysicetus) prior to the modern era, as well as several other species of baleen whale. Train oil proper is right whale oil, but this term has been applied to all blubber oils, and in Germany, to all marine animal oils: fish oils, liver oils, and blubber oils. The most important whale oil was sperm or spermaceti oil, yielded by Sperm Whales.
Whale oil is chemically a liquid wax and not a true oil. It flows readily, is clear, and varies in colour from a bright honey yellow to a dark brown, according to the condition of the blubber from which it has been extracted. Stearin and spermaceti may be separated from whale oil at low temperatures; at under 0°C these constituents may be almost completely crystallized and filtered out. When removed and pressed, this deposit is known as whale tallow, and the oil from which it is removed is known as pressed whale oil; yet is sometimes passed as sperm oil.
The first principal use of whale oil was as an illuminant in lamps and as candle wax. Whale oil later came to be used in oiling wools for combing and other uses. It was the first of any animal or mineral oil to achieve commercial viability. It was also used to heal soldiers' wounds in war.
However, with the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling, whale oil has all but ceased to be viable, as substitutes have been found for most of the uses of whale oil, most notably jojoba oil.
The tallow derived from beef is called stearin.
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Whale oil is chemically a liquid wax and not a true oil. It flows readily, is clear, and varies in colour from a bright honey yellow to a dark brown, according to the condition of the blubber from which it has been extracted. Stearin and spermaceti may be separated from whale oil at low temperatures; at under 0°C these constituents may be almost completely crystallized and filtered out. When removed and pressed, this deposit is known as whale tallow, and the oil from which it is removed is known as pressed whale oil; yet is sometimes passed as sperm oil.
The first principal use of whale oil was as an illuminant in lamps and as candle wax. Whale oil later came to be used in oiling wools for combing and other uses. It was the first of any animal or mineral oil to achieve commercial viability. It was also used to heal soldiers' wounds in war.
However, with the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling, whale oil has all but ceased to be viable, as substitutes have been found for most of the uses of whale oil, most notably jojoba oil.
In literature
The pursuit and use of whale oil, along with many other aspects of whaling, are discussed in Moby-Dick.See also
Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized fat found under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds and sirenians. It covers the whole body, except for the appendages, loosely attached to the musculature.
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whale can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. The last definition is the one followed here. Whales are those cetaceans which are neither dolphins (i.e.
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Eubalaena
Gray, 1864
Species
Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822)
Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)
Eubalaena japonica
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Gray, 1864
Range of the Eubalaena species.
Species
Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822)
Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)
Eubalaena japonica
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Balaena
Species: B. mysticetus
Binomial name
Balaena mysticetus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Species: B. mysticetus
Binomial name
Balaena mysticetus
Linnaeus, 1758
Bowhead whale range
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Anthem
"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
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"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
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Spermaceti (from Latin sperma, seed, and cetus, whale) is a wax present in the head cavities of the Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and in the blubber of all whales.
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Physeter
Species: P. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Species: P. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees (beeswax) and used by them in constructing their honeycombs.
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Stearin is a glyceryl ester of stearic acid, derived from animal fats created as a byproduct of processing beef. It is used as tallow in the manufacture of candles and soap. In the manufacture of soap, it is mixed with a sodium hydroxide solution in water.
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Spermaceti (from Latin sperma, seed, and cetus, whale) is a wax present in the head cavities of the Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and in the blubber of all whales.
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Tallow is also a component of the WiX installer software.
Tallow is rendered mutton, beef or other bovine fat, processed from suet. (Rendered fat obtained from pigs is known as lard.)The tallow derived from beef is called stearin.
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oil lamp is a simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a fuel source. The history of oil lamps extends for about 10,000 years, from prehistory to as late as the 19th century, or even until now in some rural remote communities.
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Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, llamas and rabbits may also be called wool. This article deals explicitly with the wool produced from domestic sheep.
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up by the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW)[1] on 2 December 1946 to promote and maintain whale fishery stocks.
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Jojoba oil (pronounced "ho-HO-bah") is the liquid wax produced in the seed of the Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plant, a shrub native to southern Arizona, southern California and northwestern Mexico. Jojoba oil makes up approximately 50% of the jojoba seed by weight.
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History of whaling is very extensive, stretching back for millennia. This article discusses the history of whaling up to the moratorium (1982).
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Prehistoric to medieval times
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Moby-Dick
Title page, first edition of Moby-Dick
Author Herman Melville
Original title The Whale
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Adventure novel, , Sea story
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Title page, first edition of Moby-Dick
Author Herman Melville
Original title The Whale
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Adventure novel, , Sea story
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Oleochemicals are chemicals derived from biological oils or fats. They are analogous to petrochemicals which are chemicals derived from petroleum. The hydrolysis or alcoholysis of oils or fats form the basis of the oleochemical industry.
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Whaling is the harvesting of free-roaming whales from the oceans and dates back to at least 6,000 BC. Whaling and other threats have led to at least 5 of the 13 great whales being listed as endangered.
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up by the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW)[1] on 2 December 1946 to promote and maintain whale fishery stocks.
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History of whaling is very extensive, stretching back for millennia. This article discusses the history of whaling up to the moratorium (1982).
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Aboriginal whaling is the hunting of whales carried out by aboriginal groups who have a tradition of whaling.
Under the terms of the 1986 moratorium on whaling, the International Whaling Commission allows whaling carried out by aboriginal groups if it occurs on a subsistence
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Under the terms of the 1986 moratorium on whaling, the International Whaling Commission allows whaling carried out by aboriginal groups if it occurs on a subsistence
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Dolphin drive hunting, also called dolphin drive fishing, is a method of hunting dolphins and occasionally other small cetaceans by driving them together with boats and then usually into a bay or onto a beach.
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Whaling in Australia took place from colonisation in 1788. In 1979 Australia terminated whaling and committed to whale protection. The main varieties hunted were Humpback, Blue, Right and Sperm Whales.
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Whaling in Western Australia was one of the first viable industries established in the Swan River Colony following the arrival of British settlers in 1829. The industry had numerous ups and downs until the last whaling station closed in Albany in 1978.
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Whaling in the Faroe Islands has been practised since at least the tenth century.[1] It is regulated by Faroese authorities and approved by the International Whaling Commission.
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Iceland has a long tradition of subsistence whaling; whaling of one form or another has been conducted from the island since it became populated more than eleven hundred years ago.
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Japan has a long history of whaling. However, current whaling conducted by Japan is a source of political dispute between pro-whaling countries and anti-whaling organizations.
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Whaling in Norway is a centuries long tradition in Northern Norway. Only Minke whaling is permitted, from a population of 110,000 animals in the North East Atlantic and is argued by proponents and government officials to be sustainable.
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Ambergris (Ambra grisea, Ambre gris, ambergrease, or grey amber) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, with the shades being variegated like marble.
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