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Commercial Castor Oil Technical Grade
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Castor Oil

Commercial Castor Oil

Proprietary Grade: NDEVOLEO™ COMM

Used as a raw material for manufacture of castor-oil derivatives and for industrial applications including lubricants, coatings, paints, adhesives, plasticizers, textile chemicals and printing inks.

Physical Form:Liquid
Typical Colour:Pale Yellow to Yellow
Feedstock:Castor Seed (Ricinus communis)
Shelf Life:24 months from date of manufacture, in original unopened packaging
Standard Export Packaging:Bulk in ISO Tank / Flexi Tank / Bulk in Vessel • 200 / 225 kg MS Drums / HDPE Drums • 950 kg IBC • Or as recommended / specified by client
Analytical Quality Parameters

Verified Technical Specifications: Commercial Castor Oil

Tested and certified in our laboratory according to official AOCS, ISO, ASTM, BP, USP, and EP compendial methods.

Sr. No. Test Parameter Guaranteed Specification Limit Standard Test Method
1 Appearance Viscous oily liquid, clear to slightly hazy, free from visible suspended matter Visual
2 Colour Lovibond, 1" Cell, Units 15Y, 1.5R Max AOCS Cc 13e-92
3 Free Fatty Acid (as Oleic Acid), % 2.0 Max AOCS Ca 5a-40
4 Acid Value, mg KOH/g 4.0 Max AOCS Cd 3d-63
5 Moisture, % 0.50 Max AOCS Ca 2c-25
6 Insoluble Impurities, % 0.10 Max AOCS Ca 3a-46
7 Iodine Value, g I₂/100g 82 – 90 AOCS Cd 1d-92
8 Saponification Value, mg KOH/g 177 – 185 AOCS Cd 3-25
9 Hydroxyl Value, mg KOH/g 160 – 168 AOCS Cd 13-60 / GLC
10 Specific Gravity at 30°C 0.954 – 0.960 AOCS Cc 10b-25
11 Refractive Index at 40°C 1.4700 – 1.4740 AOCS Cc 7-25
12 Ricinoleic Acid Content, % 85 Min ISO 5508 / ISO 12966-2
13 Un-Saponifiable Matter, % 1.0 Max AOCS Ca 6a-40
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