Refined Castor Oil
Refined Castor Oil
Description
Refined castor oil(RCO) is extracted from Refined Commercial Grade Castor Oil(CCO), that is produced by crushing the steam-cooked castor seeds of the expeller. RCO is used as an essential component that serves as a lubricant in vitamin and mineral tablet coatings and as a raw material for the manufacture of value-added castor oil derivatives.
Uses
1. As an ingredient in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications
2. As lubricant component of coatings for vitamin and mineral Tablets
3. As an ingredient for petroleum oil-field de-emulsification
4. As capacitor impregnate
2. As lubricant component of coatings for vitamin and mineral Tablets
3. As an ingredient for petroleum oil-field de-emulsification
4. As capacitor impregnate
Specifications
| # | CHARACTERISTICS | SPECIFICATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPEARANCE | VISCOUS TRANSPARENT |
| 2 | COLOUR | YELLOW |
| 3 | COLOUR ON 5¼” LOVIBOND CELL | MAX 20Y + 2R |
| 4 | FREE FATTY ACID | 1% MAX |
| 5 | ACID VALUE | 2% MG. KOH/GR. MAX |
| 6 | REFRACTIVE INDEX | 1.477 – 1.481 |
| 7 | RELATIVE DENSITY @20 DC | 0.954 – 0.960 |
| 8 | UNSAPONIFICATION VALUE | 177 – 185 |
| 9 | UNSAPONIFIABLE MATTER | 0.01 |
| 10 | HYDROXYL NUMBER | 160 – 168 |
| 11 | IODINE NUMBER | 82 – 90 |
| 12 | RICINOLEIC ACID | 85% MIN |
| 13 | MOISTURE | 0.25% MAX |