“…Several such modifications have been reported on large number of edible oils such as palm and palm kernel oil 4 6 , soybean oil 7,8 , Rapeseed oil 9, 10 , Rapeseed, olive oil and animal fat 11 , sal fat 12,13 , Mustard oil 14 and non-edible oils such as jatropha 15 18 , karanja 19,20 , rubber 21 , milkweed 22 , Thumba 23 , castor 24 . These modifications resulted in a variety of base stocks with varied specifications suitable for hydraulic, metal working and other industrial applications.…”