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
- As an ingredient in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications
- As lubricant component of coatings for vitamin and mineral Tablets.
- As an ingredient for petroleum oil-field de-emulsification
- As capacitor impregnate
Specifications
| SR NO | CHARATERISTICS | SPECIFICATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPEARANCE | VISCOUS TRANSPARENT |
| 2 | COLOUR | YELLOW |
| 3 | COLOUR ON 5/4’’ 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 |