Ricinoleic Acid
Ricinoleic acid
Ricinoleic acid (12- hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid) is a light coloured, unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid that naturally occurs in mature castor plant (Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae) which constitutes for about 90% of the castor oil.
Ricinoleic acid is obtained from castor oil through hydrolysis, usually carried out under basic conditions. Industrially, ricinoleic acid is manufactured by saponification or fractional distillation of hydrolyzed castor oil.
It finds applications in coatings, plastics, inks, cosmetics, soaps, amine compounds, esters in cutting oils, industrial lubricants, emulsifiers, metal working compounds etc and ricinoleate soaps have been patented as algaecides for aquaculture systems.
Ricinoleic acid serves as an excellent reactant for the synthesis of several different derivatives including Sebacic acid, Undecylenic acid, Methyl ricinoleate, Hydroxy stearic acid(HSA) etc.
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About Mr. Castor Bean
- Castor Bean, Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis
- The Castor Bean
- Castor Bean Definition & Much More from Answers.com
- Development of Castor Bean Production in France
- Castorbean Castor Bean Plant Information from Cornell University Database
- Ricin Toxin from Castorbean Plant
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- Energy in a Castor Bean
- Ricin Toxin from Castor Bean Plant, Ricinus Communis
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- Castor Oil Plant Herb Profile from Botanical.com
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- Castoroil and its Chemistry
- Castor Bean Information from Commodity Research Bureau
- High-tech Castor Plants May Open Doors to Domestic Production
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Castor Seed > Castor Meal, Castor Oil
Castor Seed > Castor Oil > Hydrogenated Castor Oil (HCO) > 12 Hydroxy Stearic Acid (12 HSA) > Methyl 12 HSA (Hydroxy Stearate Acid)
Castor Oil > Blown Castor Oil, COLM (Urethane Grade), Commercial Grade, BP, DAB-10, Deodorized, European Pharmacopia, Extra Pale Grade, Pale Pressed Grade (PPG), First Pressed Degummed, Special Grade (First Special Grade (FSG)), United States Pharmacopia (USP), Industrial Castor Oil, Dehydrated Castor Oil (DCO), Ethoxylated Castor Oil
Castor Oil > C-7 > Heptanoic Acid, Heptaldehyde, Heptyl Alcohol (Heptanol)
Castor Oil > C 11 > Undecylenic Acid > Undecanoic Acid, Undecylenic Aldehyde, Undecylenic Alcohol, Calcium Undecylenate, Zinc Undecylenate, Allyl Undecylenate, Sodium Undecylenate, Methyl Undecylenate, Ethyl Undecylenate
Castor Oil > Ricinoleic Acid > Methyl Ricinoleate
Castor Oil > Sebacic Acid, 2-Octanol
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