ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES

Description

C11 encompasses the extraction, production, processing, and refining of natural lipids from animal and plant sources, including crude oils, fats, waxes, and their derived fatty acids. It covers detergent manufacturing from these materials and candle production, spanning both traditional rendering processes and modern industrial chemical transformations. The class includes technologies for purification, modification, and formulation of these substances for commercial and consumer applications across food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors.

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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C11B PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES
C11C FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS
C11D DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL