Sunflower
several applications that have been explored. It has been used in certain paints, varnishes
and plastics because of good semidrying properties without color modification associated
with oils high in linolenic acid. In Eastern Europe and the USSR where sunflower oil is
plentiful, sunflower oil is used commonly in the manufacture of soaps and detergents.
The use of sunflower oil (and other vegetable oils) as a pesticide carrier, and in the
production of agrichemicals, surfactants, adhesives, plastics, fabric softeners, lubricants
and coatings has been explored. The utility of these applications is usually contingent
upon petrochemical feedstock prices.
Sunflower oil contains 93% of the energy of US Number 2 diesel fuel (octane rating of
37), and considerable work has been done to explore the potential of sunflower as an
alternate fuel source in diesel engines. Blends of sunflower oil and diesel fuel are
annaabi.ee 
