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Sperm oil
Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from common whale oil. Although it is traditionally called an "oil", it is technically a liquid wax. It is composed of wax esters with a small proportion of triglycerides, an ester of an unsaturated fatty acid and a branched-chain fatty alcohol.〔(Digest, Volume 26, No. 2, October 2006, "The Science of Synthetic Sperm Whale Oil" )〕 It is a natural antioxidant and heat-transfer agent.〔(Digest, Volume 26, No. 2, October 2006, "The Science of Synthetic Sperm Whale Oil" )〕 Through catalytic reaction, it carries phosphorus and sulfur derivatives providing anti-wear and friction modification.〔(Digest, Volume 26, No. 2, October 2006, "The Science of Synthetic Sperm Whale Oil" )〕 In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sperm oil was prized as an illuminant for its bright, odorless flame and as a lubricant for its low viscosity and stability. It was supplanted in the late 19th century by alternatives such as kerosene and petroleum-based lubricants, following bans on both whaling and the subsequent sale and use of whale-derived products.〔http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2004/jun04/noaa04-r150.html〕
The oil from bottlenose whales was sometimes called "Arctic sperm oil". It was cheaper and inferior to true sperm oil.〔(Julius Lewkowitsch (1904). ''Chemical technology and analysis of oils, fats, and waxes''. pg 870 )〕〔http://www.swatch.com/zz_en/mobile/swatch-watches.html〕
==Processing==
After killing a sperm whale, the whalers would pull the carcass alongside the ship, cut off the head and haul it on deck, whereupon they would cut a hole in it and bail out the matter inside with a bucket. The primary source of sperm oil was the spermaceti organ and the junk (or "melon"), the organs that serve to focus and modulate the animal's vocalizations. The matter from these organs was stored in casks to be processed on land; sometimes it was boiled first to prevent it going rancid. The blubber also contained smaller proportions of spermaceti, which was obtained by boiling the blubber on the ship itself. On land, the casks of head-matter were allowed to chill during the winter, causing it to congeal into a spongy and viscous mass. The congealed matter was then loaded into wool sacks and placed in a press to squeeze out its liquid. This liquid was bottled and sold as "winter-strained sperm oil". This was the most valuable product: an oil that remained liquid in freezing winter temperatures. When spring came and the leftover solid matter melted a bit, the liquid was strained off and sold as "spring-strained sperm oil". In summer, the matter melted some more and the liquid was strained off to leave a fully solid wax. This wax, brown in color, was then bleached and sold as "spermaceti wax".〔http://www.nha.org/history/hn/HNWhalingmus.htm〕〔(Wilson Heflin (2004). ''Herman Melville's Whaling Years''. pg 232 )〕
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