PhD, Plant Breeding

COSMOS - Camelina & crambe Oil crops as Sources for Medium-chain Oils for Specialty oleochemicals COSMOS aims to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported coconut and palm kernel oils and fatty acids and castor oil as sources for medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA, C10–C14) and medium-chain polymer building blocks. These are needed by the oleochemical industry for the production of plastics, surfactants, detergents, lubricants, plasticisers and other products. In COSMOS, camelina and crambe will be turned into profitable, sustainable, multipurpose European oil crops for the production of oleochemicals.