Castor Oil (BP-1980) | Trusted Chemical Exporter Ahmedabad

Castor Oil (BP-1993) | Chemical Exporter in India

Property	Specification
Product Name	CASTOR OIL (BP-1980)
Description	A clear, almost colourless or slightly yellow, viscid liquid, odour very slight and characteristic.
Solubility	Soluble in 2.5 parts of ethanol (96%); soluble in ether and in chloroform; slightly soluble in petroleum spirit; miscible in all proportions with absolute ethanol and with chloroform.
Optical Rotation	+3.5° to +6.0°
Acid Value	Not more than 2.0
Hydroxyl Value	Not more than 150
Iodine Value	82 to 90 (Iodine monochloride method)
Peroxide Value	Not more than 5.0
Refractive Index	1.477 to 1.481
Relative Density	0.952 to 0.965
Saponification Value	176 to 187
Unsaponifiable Matter	Not more than 0.8% w/w
Foreign Fatty Substances	A mixture of 2 ml of the oil and 8 ml of ethanol (96%) is clear. Shake 10 ml with 20 ml of petroleum spirit (boiling range 60°C to 80°C) and allow to separate; the volume of the lower layer is not less than 16.0 ml.
Light Absorption	Absorbance of a 1% w/v solution in ethanol (96%) at maximum between 268 and 270 nm, not greater than 1.0
Water	Not more than 0.3%

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