Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- CAS No.
- 8001-79-4
- EC No.
- 232-293-8
- Technologies
- Product Families
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Dosage Form
- Application
ULTRA REFINED GRADE CASTOR OIL USP/EP (MEDICAL / PARENTERAL APPLICATION) is our top quality Castor oil which has been Ultra Refined to make our Ultra Refined Castor oil suitable for parenteral / injection applications. It is fully compliant to European Pharmacopeia and US Pharmacopeia. The Ultra Refining method is a process that uses advance purification methods designed to purify and provide a very high quality Castor oil that is intended for use in the manufacture of topical and intravenous applications.
Ultra Refined Castor oil is a special grade oil due to the low moisture and acid value. The seeds of Castor are cold pressed without heat. It then follows a high level of refinery process resulting in a stable and steady and very high quality oil for Pharmaceutical and parenteral application. Fully tested to Ph.Eur and USP, Ultra Refined Castor oil complies with EP / USP Residual Solvents and Bacterial Endotoxins testing. UR Castor oil does not contain BHT as an antioxidant. It is packed under nitrogen to increase shelf-life. It is recommended that nitrogen blanket is maintained after the container has been opened.
Properties
- Appearance
- A clean almost colourless or slightly yellow viscous. hygroscopic liquid
- Odor
- Very slight and characteristic
- Solubility
- Slightly soluble in light petroleum. miscible with alcohol and with glacial acetic acid
- Typical Properties
- Typical Fatty Acid Profile
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Color | max. 10.0 | Lovibond | — |
| Relative Density (20°C) | 0.952 – 0.965 | — | — |
| Refractive Index (20°C) | 1.477 – 1.481 | — | — |
| Free Fatty Acid (% As Oleic) | max. 0.40 | % | — |
| Iodine Value (Calc) | 82 -90 | — | — |
| Peroxide Value | max. 10.0 | meq/kg | — |
| Saponification Value | 176 - 187 | — | — |
| Unsaponifiable Matter | max. 0.8 | % | — |
| Acid Value | max. 2.0 | mg koh/g | — |
| Hydroxyl Value | min. 150 | — | — |
| Moisture & Impurities | max. 0.35 | % | — |
| Optical Rotation (1Dm Tube) | -2.5 | — | — |
| Absorbance | max. 1.0 | % | — |
| 1 Cm Cell at 268/270 Nm | max. 0.5 | — | — |
| Foreign Fatty Substances | Complies to BP | — | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Palmitic C160 | max. 2.0 | — | — |
| Stearic C180 | max. 2.5 | — | — |
| Oleic C181 | 2.5 – 6.0 | — | — |
| Ricinoleic C 181 (Oh) | 85.0 – 92.0 | — | — |
| Linoleic C182 | 2.5 – 7.0 | — | — |
| Alpha Linolenic C183 | max. 1.0 | — | — |
| Icosenoic C201 | max. 1.0 | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Grade
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Pack Size
Pharma grade Castor oil BP/EP comes is 25 kilo or 200 kilo drums.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 12 Months from the date of manufacture