These materials, including those made from domestic plants, can be produced in a manner protective of both, environment and resources. In spite of the fact that extracting oil from plants may well be one of mankind's oldest technical processes, breakthroughs in process engineering have brought forth major improvements in the last few years. In nutritional science and the food branch, emphasis is given to levels and composition of fatty acids and minor ingredients in food to optimize health requirements, so as to combat vascular disease and obesity. Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation Modern analytical techniques such as capillary gas chromatography or silver-ion high performance liquid chromatography combined with different detection methods are mandatory for the unequivocal determination of geometrical and positional fatty acids isomeres. The range of applications of oils and fats stretches from detergents to plastics, to cosmetics and pharmaceutical ingredients.
Major progress is made here due to the important developments in chemistry and physical chemistry.
Members of the four founding societies are automatically members of the European Federation. Their membership fee is included in their contribution to their national society. Individual or corporate membership of non-members of the four socities is possible and highly recommended for scientists and engineers devoted to the science and technology of lipids, fats and oils.