Process for the production of stable ozonized oils from unsaturated vegetable oils

A process for producing stable ozonized oils from unsaturated vegetable oils comprising the steps of:

• placing an unsaturated vegetable oil in a vessel having means for bubbling a gaseous mixture therethrough:
• bubbling said gaseous mixture through said unsaturated vegetable oil to produce a saturated, ozonized oil, said unsaturated vegetable oil being maintained at a constant temperature and said gaseous mixture comprising ozone and oxygen:
• acidifying said ozonized oil;
• adding an aqueous solution of antioxidation or reducing agent;
• extracting undesirable by-products from said ozonized oil, said undesirable by-products being produced in said bubbling step, by shaking the mixture of said ozonized oil and said aqueous solution in the presence of a redox reaction system, said redox system selected from the group comprising ascorbic acid, vitamin E, vitamin A and a quinoid/benzoid system, said redox system being capable of radicalic reaction;
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• removing said aqueous solution, containing said undesirable by-products so that a stable ozonized oil containing beneficial peroxide products remains.