This castor seed oil production line adopts mechanical oil pressing technology. It connects a series of seed processing equipment to continuous oil extraction which can largely saving labor cost in production. The castor oil seeds undergoes many processes to produce castor oil.
Which countries produce castor oil?
At present, the major castor markets are the USA, China, Russia, Japan and the European community countries [ 5 ]. Production and percentage share of castor seed by major producing countries (in 1000 tonnes) India being the largest producer of castor seeds, it also heavily dominates in castor oil production worldwide.
How Castor oil is produced?
It connects a series of seed processing equipment to continuous oil extraction which can largely saving labor cost in production. The castor oil seeds undergoes many processes to produce castor oil. The following steps: seed cleaning, seed cooking, oil extraction, oil clarification, oil storage and filling. Step 1: Castor Seed Dehulling
What is castor oil?
Castor oil is increasingly becoming an important bio-based raw material for industrial applications. The oil is non-edible and can be extracted from castor seeds from the castor plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. The oil is a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters linked to a glycerol.