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- Brand Name:CASTOR OIL
Commercial grade castor oil is one of the standard & most common grades of castor oil, used for many industrial applications. It is also known as the industrial grade castor oil. The Commercial
grade is used extensively in the manufacture of textile chemicals or as a wetting agent for inks, coatings and adhesives.
Commercial Castor Oil, obtained from the seeds of Ricinus Communis, is a pale yellow, viscous, oily liquid insoluble in water. It contains more than 87% of a unique hydroxy fatty acid viz.
Ricinoleic acid.
We have Following Grade
1) Commercial grade
2) Industrial Grade
3) Pharma Grade
4) Cosmotic Grade
Specifications
Sr. No.
Specification
Test Method
Parameters
1.
Free Fatty Acid (mgKoH/gm)
(As Ricinoleic)
Aocs 13e.92
1.0% Max
2.
Acid Value % (mgKoH/gm)
Aocs CaSa - 40
2.0% Max
3.
Moisture & Volatiles %
Aocs Ca 2e - 25
0.50% Max
4.
Color on Lovilond
1" Cell (Y+5R)
5¼" Cell (Y+5R)
Colour Gardner Iodine Colour
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Aocs Cc 13E - 92
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30.0 Units Max
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5.
Iodine Value (By Wiss, gl2/100g)
Aocs cd 1.25
89 - 90
6.
Saponification Value (mgKoH/gm)
Aocs cs 3.25
177 - 185
7.
Unsaponifiable Matter
1.0% Max
8.
Hydroxyl Value (mgKoH/gm)
Aocs cd 13 - 60
160 Min.
9.
Density at 30°C
Aocs 10C - 95
10.
Specific gravity 15°C
Aocs Cc 10G - 25
0.952 - 0.965
11.
Viscosity at 20°C Pas
Viscosity at 25°C Pas
Viscosity Gardner Holdt
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-
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12.
Refractive Index at 20°C
Aocs cc 7.25
1.477 - 1.481
13.
Peroxide Value
Aocs cd 8.53
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Applications
Commercial Castor Oil is the starting material for manufacturing different grades of Castor Oil and its derivatives.
As an ingredient in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications
As a starting raw material for other grades of Castor Oil & it's Derivatives
The specifications for First Special Grade and Commercial Grade Castor Oils areas under
Particulars
First Special Grade Castor Oil
Commercial Grade
Castor Oil
Appearance at 20 Deg.C.
Clear & free from suspended mater.
Odour
Slight, Characteristic
Solubility in alcohol at 20 Deg.c.
Complete without turbidity in Two volumes of denatured Alcohol Formula 3A.
Moisture & Volatiles
Max 0.25%
Max 0.50%
Insoluble Impurities
Max 0.02%
Max 0.02%
Free Fatty Acid
Max 1%
Max 2%
Stokes
6.3 – 8.9
Viscosity (Gardner-Holdt)
U-V
Colour Lovibond (5% Cell)
Max 20Y, 2 R
Max 40 Unit
Hydroxyl Value
160-168
Ricinolic Acid
Min 85%
