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Castor Oil
Castor Oil
Castor oil is obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). Castor oil is a pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odour. It is a triglyceride in which approximately 85 to 90 percent of fatty acid chains are Ricinoleate.
Oleate and Linoleates are the other significant components.
- Commercial Grade.
- Refined Grade/Castor Oil # 1 (FSG).
- Cold Pressed Castor Oil (CPG).
- Pale Pressed Castor Oil (PPG).
- Neutralized Castor Oil (NCO).
- Low Moisture/Low AV FSG/PPG.
Castor oil and its Derivatives find major application in soaps, lubricants, grease, hydraulic brake fluids, paints and polymers and perfumery products.
Castor oil applications such as lubricating grease, surfactants, surface coatings, telecom, engineering plastics, pharma, rubber chemicals, nylons (basic ingredient in the production of nylon 11), nylon 6-10, heavy duty automotive greases, lipsticks and cosmetics , jet engine lubricants, used as a lubricant in race car engines, polymers for electronics and telecommunications, soaps etc.
Castor oil applications coatings and inks, polyurethanes, soaps, polishes, flypapers, paints, varnishes, lubricants, and many other chemical derivatives and medicinal, pharmaceutical and cosmetic derivatives.
Castor oil has a relatively high dielectric constant (4.7), highly refined and dried castor oil is sometimes used as a dielectric fluid within high performance high voltage capacitors.
Castor oil is the raw material for the production of a number of chemicals, notably sebacic acid, undecylenic acid, nylon-11.
- Bulk.
- Flexis.
- ISO tanks.
- M.S.Drums/HDPE Drums with or without Pallets.
- IBC – 950 Kgs.
Download: Castor Oil Safety Data Sheet
Download : First Special Grade Refined Castor Oil Specs
| Sr. No. | COMMODITY | COMMERCIAL CASTOR OIL | REFINED CASTOR OIL | COLD PRESSED GRADE CASTOR OIL | PALE PRESSED GRADE CASTOR OIL | NEUTRALIZED CASTOR OIL | |
| TEST PARAMETER | TEST METHOD | CCO | FSG/NO.1 | CPCO | PPG | NCO | |
| 1 | Appearance | Visual | Yellowish, Viscous Clear Liquid | Pale Yellow Viscous Clear Liquid | Pale Yellow Viscous Clear Liquid | Pale Yellow Viscous Clear Liquid | Pale Yellow Viscous Clear Liquid |
| 2 | Colour in 1″ cell, (Y+5R) in Lovibond Tintometer, Units | AOCS Cc 13b-45 | 30 max (2R max) | – | – | – | – |
| Colour in 5.25″ cell, (Y+5R) in Lovibond Tintometer, Units | A0CS Cc 13b-45 | – | 20Y, 2.0R max | 10Y, 1.0R max | 10Y, 1.0R max | 15Y, 1.5R max | |
| 3 | Free Fatty Acid (as oleic), % | AOCS Ca 5a-40 | 2.0 max | 1.0 max | 0.4 max | 0.75 max | 0.35 max |
| 4 | Acid Value, mgKOH/g | AOCS Ca 5a-40 | 4.0 max | 2.0 max | 0.8 max | 1.5 max | 0.7 max |
| 5 | Moisture, % | AOCS Ca 2C-25 | 0.5 | 0.25 max | 0.3 max | 0.25 max | 0.25 max |
| 6 | Insoluble Impurities, % | AOCS Ca 3a-46 | 0.02 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max | |
| 7 | Specific Gravity at 30 deg C | AOCS Cc 10a-25 | 0.954 – 0.960 | 0.954-0.960 | 0.954 – 0.960 | 0.954 – 0.960 | 0.954 – 0.960 |
| 8 | Refractive Index at 40 deg C | AOCS Cc 7-25 | 1.4700 – 1.4740 | 1.4700 – 1.4740 | 1.4700 – 1.4740 | 1.4700 – 1.4740 | 1.4700 – 1.4740 |
| 9 | Iodine Value (Wij’s method), g I2/100 g | AOCS Cd 1-25 | 82 – 90 | 82 – 90 | 82 – 90 | 82 – 90 | 82 – 90 |
| 10 | Saponification Value, mgKOH/g | AOCS Cd 3-25 | 177 – 185 | 177 – 185 | 177 – 185 | 177 – 185 | 177 – 185 |
| 11 | Hydroxyl Value | AOCS Cd 13-60 | 158 – 165 | 158 – 165 | 158 – 165 | 158 – 165 | 158 – 165 |
| 12 | Viscosity at 25 deg C, stokes | Brook Field | – | 6.3 – 8.9 | 6.3 – 8.9 | 6.3 – 8.9 | 6.3 – 8.9 |
| 13 | Solubility in Ethyl alcohol | – | – | Complete soluble without turbidity | Complete soluble without turbidity | Complete soluble without turbidity | Complete soluble without turbidity |
| 14 | Light Absorption at 269 nm | – | – | – | 1.0 max | – | – |
| 15 | Density at 20 deg C | – | – | – | 0.952 – 0.965 | – | – |
| 16 | Peroxide Value, Meq / kg | AOCS Cd 8-53 | – | – | 5 max | – | – |
| 17 | Unsaponifiable Matter, % | AOCS Ca 6b-53 | – | – | 0.8 max | – | – |