Product Description
Commercial grade castor oil is a versatile industrial oilused in a wide range of applications due to its unique chemical composition,particularly its high ricinoleic acid content . Key industries and usesinclude:
- Plastics and Polymers: In the manufacture of polyols, urethane foams, and plasticizers.
- Textiles, Fibers & Leather Auxiliaries: For softening, conditioning, and finishing processes.
- Paints & Coatings: Especially in resin-alkyd-based formulations.
- Printing Inks & Dyes: As a dispersing and binding agent.
- Soaps & Wetting Agents: Due to its natural emulsifying properties.
- Bio-Diesel Production: As a renewable feedstock.
- Electrical Applications: Used in insulating and transformer oils.
- Sulfonation & Lubricants: For specialized chemical and mechanical applications.
- Food Additives: In limited, regulated contexts.
- Chemical Industry: As a base oil for various industrial derivatives.
- Nylon 11 Production: Initiated from ricinoleic acid derived from castor oil.