palm oil science castor oil extraction plant in pakistan

   
palm oil science castor oil extraction plant in pakistan
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm oil science castor oil extraction plant in pakistan
How is castor oil extracted?

Oil was extracted through Soxhlet extraction method followed by physico¨Cchemical examination of necessary parameters (iodine value, peroxide value, saponification value, viscosity and moisture). For qualitative analysis of castor oil GCMS and FTIR instruments were used. Results and discussions. Oil content was observed in the range of 44¨C48%.

How to extract crude oil from castor beans?

Crude oil from castor beans was extracted by Soxhlet extraction method using n-hexane as a solvent with slight modification as reported by Akpan et al., 2006 . Finely ground 10g of sample were put into thimble and carefully placed inside the Soxhlet extractor, then 300 mL of n-hexane was added to round bottom flask.

What is castor oil?

Castor is one of the most promising non-edible oil seed crop with great industrial importance, grown all over the world in warm temperate, tropical and subtropical regions . Castor belongs to Eurphorbiaceae family and botanically known as Ricinus Communis L. .

What are the quality parameters of castor seed oil?

Other quality parameters such as IV, PV and SV of different castor oil varieties were determined in the range of 79.16¨C 90.03 gI2/100g, 1.62¨C1.89 meq/Kg, and 188.12¨C204.76 mgKOH/g, respectively. The FTIR spectra of castor seed oil varieties were nearly similar.