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A Continuous process for the dehydration of castor oil
Author(s) -
Radlove S. B.,
DeJong WM.,
Falkenburg L. B.
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02637515
Subject(s) - castor oil , dehydration , sulfuric acid , process (computing) , pulp and paper industry , catalysis , chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , process engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , computer science , biochemistry , operating system
Summary A process for dehydrating castor oil continuously has been presented. The method consists essentially of exposing the oil in a thin film under the vacuum to temperatures between 310° and 350°C. for short periods of time in the presence of a dilute sulfuric acid catalyst. The relationship between various operational conditions and the physical constants of the oil produced has been determined. In addition, the oils were compared with several representative commercial oils.