Article: Synthesis of Sodium (+)-(12S,13R)-Epoxy-cis-9-octadecenyl Sulfonate from Vernonia Oil

Article: Synthesis of Carbonated Vernonia Oil
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... naturally occurring epoxy functional vernonia oil would result in lower viscosity compounds ... described in the paper. Carbonated vernonia oil retains the characteristic low viscosity of vernonia oil, and offers potential as a valuable ...

Article: New research on oil and gas research from Howard University ...
Energy Weekly News;  July 31, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... cis-9-octadecenyl sulfonate, was synthesized from vernonia oil (VO) by a series of simple reactions that include transesterification ... tosylation, and S(N)2 reactions. Conversion of VO into vernonia oil methyl esters (VOME) using sodium methoxide was quantitative ...

Article: Hubert Vo: Universal Immigrant
AsianWeek;  January 19, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Irwin AsianWeek 01-19-2005 Hubert Vo made history in November as only the second ... Houstonites voted him into the Texas House. Vo's own history stretches far beyond the ... nation apart. With the fall of Saigon, Vo's family fled the country by boat. His ...

Article: VO 'Zip-Off' Glove Company Announces $2.5 Million in New ...
Business Wire;  December 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... CITY & STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- VO Gloves, makers of the CZiP[TM] design ... Distribution. The funding will support VO's new product line and increase the company ... and design capabilities. "We invested in VO Gloves because of the company's innovation ...

Article: KIM VO HAIR CARE TO LAUNCH AT BARNEYS.
WWD;  January 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Rachel Brown Colorist Kim Vo reached back to his roots - his Vietnamese ... develop his new namesake hair care line. Vo, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1976 ... of years, so obviously this works,'" Vo said, referring to his mother. "Botek ...

Article: Corrections/vo-tech partnership offers maximum training ...
Corrections Today;  July 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... administrators are members of the state vo-tech staff. An Historic Meeting This ... called together the directors of Oklahoma's vo-tech department, corrections department ... Corrections staff administered the facility and vo-tech staff ran three vocational programs ...

Article: Vo-tech Officials Cite Need-specific Approach
The Journal Record;  November 6, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... passed this year, "set up the state vo-tech as the receiver of youth apprenticeship ... economic development for the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School in Lawton. "To me, that ... industrial education for Moore-Norman Area Vo-Tech Center, said youth apprenticeship ...