Low Moisture Grades 500 PPM - F.S.G.

It is refined castor oil, which is stated as the first special grade, extracted by crushing steam-cooked castor oil. First special grade refined castor oil is a vital component, working as a lubricant, mineral tablet coatings, vitamin, and raw material for the manufacturing of the other products. It is prepared by the filtering and bleaching methods to reduce the quality of the color and moisture.

Application

FSG/BSS Castor Oil finds application in a wide variety of uses and is the starting material for most other derivatives of Castor Oil

  • As an ingredient in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications
  • In combinations with styrene and diisocynates for a film forming Varnish or a substantially insoluble infusible polymer
  • As lubricant component of coatings for vitamin and mineral Tablets.
  • As an ingredient for petroleum oil-field de-emulsification
  • As capacitor impregnate
  • As a sonar transducer fluid
  • As a dielectric material for electrical condensers
  • In manufacture of polyurethane casting resins
  • In hydraulic fluids for automobiles, trucks and machinery
  • As a starting material for most other derivatives of Castor Oil
Chemical, Physical Properties and Specifications:
Sr. No Characteristics 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 1%
10 HYDROXYL NUMBER 160 - 168
11 IODINE NUMBER 82 - 90
12 RICINOLEIC ACID 85% MIN
13 MOISTURE 0.25% MAX

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