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• in margarine and lard manufacture, in soap-making, and in leather-tanning.
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UTILIZATIOE OF WHALE PRODUCTS
The oil obtained from baleen whales is•used by the food industry
Sperm whale oil from the subcutaneous blubber and the body is the base
for manufacture of higher alcohols, which are used by the textile industry
for washing fabrics and dyeing wool and synthetic fibres; for making
oilcloth, linoleum, varnishes, and various lubricants; and for making
neutral soap that does not dehydrate skin tissues. The oil is also used
by the rubber, leather, chemical, and metallurgical industries and in
a number of other branches of the national economy.
Spermaceti is used by the perfume and cosmetic industries and
also in the manufacture of candles and various wax compounds.
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One very
valuable product is sperm oil -- an indispensable lubricant for delicate
instruments and for machinery working under heavy loads. It is able to
retain its inherent viscosity for a long time. Addition of a proportion
of sperm oil to mineral oils improves their properties. Such oils are
used for work in low and high temperatures, without forming depoSits.
Sperm oil has medicinal properties.
Kalinichenko's liniment,
used in the treatment of burns and various ailments, is based: on it.
A number ,of canned foods are made on shore from frozen edible .
whale meat. The best-known canned products are "Braised whale meat",
"Roasted whale meat", and "Whale meat pies".
Whale meat, in combination with meat from different parts of farm 242
animals, also enters into sausage-meat products (patties, sausages, etc.).
Pies can be made from whale liver, and jelly from whale meat.
On board factory-ships the liver is fried and the meat is used to make
shashliks.
Various protein concentrates can be prepared from whale meat.
One of these is dry protein, which is used by the food industry as a
foam-producer and as an emulsifier in the manufacture of several articles
of confectionery, sauces, and mayonnaises, and also to enrich bakery
products with protein. Dry protein is used in the textile, microbiological,
and other branches of industry.
The peritoneum of baleen whales is frozen for use as human food. •
In Japan the flukes also are frozen to provide a food proj.uct, being
used in the manufacture of edible gelatine.
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