Plant Infrastructure & Engineering Specifications
Integrated castor processing facility featuring mechanical pressing, refining line, hydrogenation and dehydration, and in-house quality control in Deodar, North Gujarat.
1. Seed Cleaning, Preparation & Mechanical Pressing
Our integrated plant processes whole castor seeds sourced from North Gujarat growers.
Mechanical cleaning equipment removes foreign matter, sand, dust, and impurities to prepare whole castor seeds for uniform expelling.
Continuous mechanical screw expellers process castor seeds for first-stage mechanical oil expression (seed crushing capacity: 50 TPD), producing unrefined crude castor oil and generating expeller castor cake for organic manure conditioning.
2. Refining Line & Expeller Cake Conditioning
Primary crude castor oil from the mechanical expellers is clarified, bleached under vacuum, and filtered to produce export-grade First Special Grade (FSG) oil. The co-produced expeller cake is naturally conditioned and packed as organic manure.
Mechanical screw press cake containing typically 8ā10% residual oil and 4.0ā4.5% organic nitrogen is cooled and packed in heavy-duty HDPE bags as an all-natural organic soil amendment and conditioner.
Refining line with activated bleaching earth filtration and filter presses, producing First Special Grade (FSG) and Pale Pressed Grade (PPG) oils.
3. Hydrogenation and Dehydration for Castor Derivatives
Our oleochemical derivative section is equipped with hydrogenation and dehydration processes dedicated to the synthesis of:
- Hydrogenated Castor Oil (HCO / Castor Wax): High-melting-point wax manufactured via pressure hydrogenation.
- Ricinoleic Acid: Refined hydroxy fatty acid synthesized via controlled chemical splitting.
- 12-Hydroxystearic Acid (12-HSA): Key chemical intermediate produced for industrial grease thickeners and polymers.
Note on derivative operations: Hydrogenation and dehydration operations are scheduled to meet customer volume requirements.
4. Storage Facilities & In-House Testing Laboratory
Dedicated storage tanks for crude and refined castor oils, alongside covered warehouse storage facilities for raw castor seed intake and processed castor cake (expeller cake).
On-site quality control laboratory equipped to test and verify standard oil parameters: Acid Value (AV), Hydroxyl Value (OHV), Iodine Value (IV), Moisture content, and Colour.
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