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Denso to create plastic parts from castor oil

Many people likely think of castor oil as a medicinal product, and, according to the Food and Drive Administration, it is in fact effective as an over-the-counter laxative. Yum! Auto parts supplier Denso has found another use for the oil that comes from the castor bean: construction of certain plastic components. Specifically, the first castor oil plastic product to roll out of Denso's Japanese labs is as a radiator tank. We suspect that Toyota is the first automaker that will feature the tanks, considering the long relationship the two ... Read more →

Green up your 2 stroke with soybean based engine oils? Jeremy Korzeniewski

I am going to get this out of the way right off the bat: I do not know if soy-based 2 stroke engine oils are actually cleaner burning than synthetic 2 stroke engine oil or the racing-style castor ...

Denso to create plastic parts from castor oil 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Many people likely think of castor oil as a medicinal product, and, according to the Food and Drive Administration, it is in fact effective as an over-the-counter laxative. Yum! Auto parts supplier Denso has found another use for the oil that comes from the castor bean: construction of certain ...

Green up your 2 stroke with soybean based engine oils? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I am going to get this out of the way right off the bat: I do not know if soy-based 2 stroke engine oils are actually cleaner burning than synthetic 2 stroke engine oil or the racing-style castor bean 2 stroke oils that are still available today. What I will say, though, is that being soy based, ...


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