Open AccessExtraction of castor oil for (medical use)
Author(s) -
Ayad M.R. Raauf,
Cecilia K. Haweel,
Mohammed S. Hammed
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v6i1.369
Subject(s) - castor oil , extraction (chemistry) , hexane , solvent , bentonite , pulp and paper industry , chromatography , pressing , chemistry , solvent extraction , castor beans , materials science , chemical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , ricinus
Extraction of castor oil for medical uses by cold press of castor beans at 38˚C with applied pressure 140 bars & pressing time of 70min., the maximum efficiency was found to be 80%.The pressed cake which contains 17% oil was subjected to solvent extraction with hexane under operation conditions: temperature, time of extraction and solvent to feed ratio.Bleaching of the castor oil with natural earth (bentonite) to improve the color.