Castor Oil

Product Overview

Description

Castor Oil

 

We offer Castor Oil of Several grades, viz. Commercial, B.S.S., first Special, Electrical, Solvent Extracted, Deodorized, Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Etc. The First Three Grades Specifications are as given below. The other grades are offered against specific euquiries
Specifications
Commercial B.S.S. First Special
Description Yellow, Pale Yellow Pale Yellow
Viscous liquid viscous liquid viscous liquid
Sp. Gravity @ 15.5/15.5°C ------- 0.958 0.969 -----
Wt. per ml. @ 30°C ------- ------- 0.954 0.960
M.I.V. 0.50% max. 0.375 % max 0.25% max
Refrective index @ 40°C 1.4700 1.4740 1.4770 1.4810 1.4700 1.4740
Optical Rotation ------ ------ +3.5
Iodine value @ 40°C 82 90 82 90 82 - 90
Saponification Value 177 185 177-185 177 - 185
Unsaponifiable matter 1% Max 1% max 1% max
Free Fatty Acid (FFA) as 2% max. ------ ---------
Oleic Acid
Acid Value 4 max 2 max 2 max
Acteyl Value 143 min 143 min 140 min
Colour in Lovibond 30 Units max. 3.5 Units max 3.7 Units max
1 cell, Y + 5R Basis 2.2Y, 0.3R max
Reactions & Applications
Castor Oil, also known as Ricinus Oil, is a triglyceride of fatty acid like most other fats. However, it is a unique fat in that it contains 87 90% ricinoleic acid, cis-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid, a rare source of an eighteen carbon hydroxylated fatty acid with one double bond.
Castor Oil is recovered from castor beans by use of hydraulic presses or continuous mechanical screw expellers, followed by solvent extraction. This yields castor pomace with about 1-2% residual oil content. The castor pomace has a protein content of about 35% and it is mostly used as a fertilizer.
PACKING
235 Kgs HM HDPE Drums /80 Drums per FCL