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Emerging End Uses and Prominent Emerging Applications for Castor Oil & Derivatives

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Castor oil and its derivatives have great potential to be used in various fields. This blog post reviews the key end uses and applications for the oil and derivatives:

  • Polyurethane – Castor oil based polyurethane foam and adhesives
  • Ethanol lubricant – Ethanol has no lubricating characteristics. Castor oil is one of the few lubricants that blend with alcohol.
  • Binders – Use of castor oil in the preparation of oil-based binders
  • Treating unique ailments – Use of castor oil in treating some unique gland ailments
  • Unique Coating applications – Acetoacetate esters from castor oil are being tried to formulate thermosetting coating compositions.
  • Unique resins – Oil-modified alkyd type resin based on secondary esters of castor oil
  • Food Grade Plasticizers
    • In July 2005, Denmark’s Danisco A/S announced that it has developed a non-phthalate plasticizer based on castor oil. This food-grade plasticizer for flexible PVC has been developed as an alternative to phthalates.
    • Grindsted Soft-N-Safe is made from fully hardened castor oil and acetic acid. The product has been approved by the EU for food-contact applications and is expected to find future uses in toys and medical equipment.
  • Bioadhesives
    • Modification of the biopolymer castor oil with free isocyanate groups to be applied as bioadhesive – Surgical adhesives have been used for several applications, including haemostasis, sealing air leakages and tissue adhesion.

Prominent Emerging Applications of Castor oil are:

  • Biopolymers
  • Personal care
  • Other specialty chemicals
  • Biofuels

Prominent Indian Companies in Castor Oil and Castor Oil Derivatives Production

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This blog post provides a list of prominent companies in India producing castor oil and/or derivatives.

The major companies in castor oil and derivatives production are listed below.

Company Major Product
Jayant Agro Organics Castor Oil basic grades, Castor Oil Pale Pressed Grade, Castor Oil Neutralised Grade, Castor Oil Pharma Grade.
Gujarat Ambuja Exports Castor Oil and Castor Meal
NK Proteins All basic grades of castor oil, Ricinoleic acid, Hydrogenated Castor Oil (HCO), 12-HSA
RPK Agrotech Basic grades of castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil (HCO) and 12-HSA
Gokul Overseas Castor Oil basic grades , Hydrogenated Castor Oil, 12 HSA,Ricinoleic Acid
Adya Oil & Chemicals Ltd. Castor Oil basic grades, HCO, 12-HSA
Sree Rayalseema Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. Castor Derivatives and Fatty Acids.
N.K. Industries Castor oil basic grades, Castor De Oiled Cake (D.O.C), Ricinoleic Acid (R.A.)
Amee Castor & Derivatives Hydroxyacetic Acid, 12 HSA, Cosmetic Grade 12 HSA, HCO,  Ricinoleic Acid

 

Castor Oil and castor Oil Derivatives Production in India

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This post provides details of castor oil and castor derivatives production in India.

Castor Oil Production

The castor oil production in India was 0.55 million tons in the year 2011-12 and 0.56 lakh tons in 2012-13.

Country 2011-12(million tons) % of world total 2012-13(lakh tons) % of world total
India 0.55 79% 0.56 82%

Castor Derivatives Production

The production range of various castor oil derivatives is given in the following table expressed in tons/annum (TPA).

 Castor Oil Derivative Name Installed Capacity TPA
Hydrogenated Castor oil 50,000
12-Hydroxy Stearic Acid 30,000
Dehydrated Castor Oil 17,500
Ricinoleic Acid (RA) and Methyl Ricinoleic Acid 6,500
Blown Castor oil (SCO) 2,500
Sebacic Acid 10,500
Undecylenic Acid and their Salts 2,500
Heptaldehyde 1,500
Ethoxylated Castor oil 3,000

100% Biobased Polymer as Food Contact Substance

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Evonik, German-based specialty chemicals company, has received approval for its foodmq1 contact substance ‘VESTAMID Terra DS16 natural’. VESTAMID Terra DS16 is a biobased polymer belonging to the family of PA1010 polyamides.

The polymer is based on renewable feedstock. The starting material is the castor bean and its oil derivatives. VESTAMID Terra DS is based on polyamide 1010, which is the polycondensation product of 1, 10-decamethylene diamine (D) and 1, 10-decanedoic diacid (sebacic acid – S). Both of these are derived from castor oil, which means that Terra DS is 100% Bio based.

Another polymer named Terra HS, based on polyamide 610, contains polycondensation product of 1, 6-hexamethylene diamine (H) and 1, 10-decanedoic diacid (sebacic acid – S) and is 63% biobased. Terra HS is already being approved in the EU and USA for food contact with non-alcoholic food materials.

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Polyurethane–Organoclay Nanocomposites Based on Castor Oil Polyols

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Researchers from University of Technology, Baghdad, have synthesized castor oil-based polyurethanes–organoclay (COPUs-Cloisite 30B) nanocomposites by mixing polypropylene glycol polyol and dehydrated castor oil (15 %), with C30B nanofillers at different weight percentages. Various analyses such as OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Fourier scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray diffraction were performed to evaluate the physico-chemical properties of COPUs-Cloisite 30B. Thermal stability and tensile strength were found to improve upto ~30 C and ~240% respectively, with 5 wt% of C30B . These improved properties allow it to be used in coatings, adhesives and automotives.

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Microorganisms for Bio-Based Nylon Intermediates

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Genomatic, a U.S. Biotech company, bacteriahas planned to develop technologies for the production of bio-based nylon intermediates- hexamethylenediamine, caprolactam and adipic acid. Approximately, revenue of $18 billion is bagged by these three chemicals every year.

The company has been involved in a several experiments, to study the

production of nylon intermediates by various microorganisms. The research team of Genomatic is basically trying to demonstrate the metabolic pathways, efficient methods of production and recovery of these intermediates. Source

Castor oil based nylon has a relatively low density for a polyamide, good low temperature impact strength and good dimensional stability. Know more on the nylon intermediates from castor oil

Green and Eco Chemicals – A $100+ Billion Dollar Opportunity?

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The global chemicals market is worth about $4 trillion and the commodity chemicals is about 80% of this. That leaves 20% for non-commodity, specialty chemicals. (For those looking for a definition and explanation for specialty chemicals do have a look at this brief report) It is the specialty chemicals sector, which according to estimates is a $800 billion + market worldwide.  But what is really exciting is that there is a significant pressure on this sector to go green. Whether it is about specialty chemicals for construction, or for cosmetics, there is a significant movement towards making the supply chain, especially the raw materials, as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible.

The range for industrial specialty chemicals is quite wide, with some prominent sectors given below:

Agri   chemicals Polymers & resins
Construction chemicals Surfactants
Lubricants Industry specific chem – electronic, textile, oilfield…
Additives – Stabilizers, Plasticizers, Lubricant   Additives, Flame Retardants, Anti-oxidants, Corrosion   Inhibitors, Biocides, Emusifiers & Surfactants Color   Pigments & Dyes, Coatings

Low Hanging Opportunities – Consumer end user segments – In the short term, significant demand for eco-friendly consumer chemicals can be seen for the following sectors, and these will hence be the segments that see early growth:

  • Eco cosmetics – deodorants, perfumes, cosmetics
  • Eco detergents and Eco cleaning products
  • Food ingredients and additives
  • Consumer packaging – especially bioplastics

Companies in this Sector include Daimler, a leading supplier of green chemicals, q33offers Eco-Green Carpet Care & Upholstery Cleaner, a fast-acting, all-natural, cleaning formula that penetrates stains in carpets and upholstery using cutting edge green chemistry.

Companies such as Nike have   designed and implemented a more environmentally-friendly rubber for its footwear created with benign accelerators, vegetable oils, and modified processing chemicals and methods without compromising performance. Partnerships with manufacturers in their supply chain allowed Nike to address process changes required by the new rubber formula collaboratively.

Excerpts above have been adapted from EAI (www.eai.in). If you are an entrepreneur/company interested in exploring opportunities in this emerging segment, please follow this link – http://www.consult.eai.in/green-chemicals

Source: http://www.eai.in/blog/2014/02/green-and-eco-chemicals-a-100-billion-dollar-opportunity.html#sthash.k8u1exWx.dpuf

 

Toyota Develops Castor Derived PA11-based Plastic Alloy with High Impact Strength

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Toyota Boshoku Corporation, premier manufacturers of automotive interior systems, and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.,have developed an original technique to realize a bio-based plastic alloy with top-class impact strength. The bio-based plastic alloy (bio-alloy) is made from polyamide 11 (PA11), a 100% bio-based resin originating from plants and synthesized using castor oil extracted from Ricinus Communis (castor bean plant) as a raw material, and polypropylene (PP) derived from petroleum-based resin.

The performance of this high impact bio-alloy surpasses polycarbonate alloys.

The impact strength of the bio-alloy was achieved by controlling the phase structure of PP and PA11 at the nano level through a “salami structure*2” mixture (dispersion) resulting in the world’s first “salami in co-continuous phase structure*2”. To improve the chemical characteristics (affinity) of raw materials, a special reactive compatibilizer was added to the raw materials and a molten blended technology was carried out to lead to a chemical reaction. By utilizing this technology, Toyoto has achieved an impact strength bio-alloy that is 10 times greater than that of PP conventionally used in car interior decoration parts and 13 times greater than that of bio-based plastic (PP/PLA).

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DSM’s EcoPaXX polyamide 410 in Salomon’s Snowboard Bindings

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In Singapore, DSM announced another application for its EcoPaXX polyamide 410, with the adoption of this high performance bio-based engineering plastic for Salomon’s snowboard bindings made by Amer Sports. Next year, Amer Sports will debut a new range of high-end Salomon bindings for snowboards that for the first time are made from DSM’s EcoPaXX bio-based polyamide 410.

Until now, Salomon snowboard bindings have been made in polyamide 6 or 66, but the new series has improved sustainability and equal or better performance, most importantly at low temperatures.

“The EcoPaXX bindings have been on test in real-life conditions at Salomon for a year, and have performed extremely well,” says Henri Rançon, Advanced R&D Manager for snowboard bindings and boots at Salomon. “They suffered no damage at all, so we are very confident EcoPaXX is the right material for the job”

More on the story: http://www.dsm.com/corporate/media/informationcenter-news/2013/11/2013-11-04-high-performance-at-low-temperatures-leads-ecopaxx-from-dsm-to-success-in-salomons-snowboard-binding.html

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Royal DSM’s Develops Crankshaft Cover from Castor Polyamides

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In September 2013, Royal DSM, together with its automotive component specialist partner KACO, has developed a lightweight multi-functional crankshaft cover in EcoPaXX, DSM’s bio-based polyamide 410, for the latest generation of diesel engines developed by the Volkswagen Group. EcoPaXX, a bio-based, high-performance long-chain polyamide, is made mainly from tropical castor beans.

This EcoPaXX cover incorporates integral seals in PTFE and liquid silicon rubber (LSR), as well as various metal inserts. It will be used on Volkswagen’s new MDB modular diesel engine platform, implemented across its Audi, Seat, Škoda and VW brands.

Compared with covers made in aluminum, system costs for the EcoPaXX cover are considerably lower, due in part to the use of an integrated, fully automated production cell for the component at KACO. Weight has been reduced considerably too, since the EcoPaXX grade is 45% less dense than aluminum.

The development represents a step forward in terms of sustainability, from material production to the vehicle on the road. DSM’s EcoPaXX polyamide 410 is 70% derived from renewable resources, and the polymer is certified 100% carbon neutral from cradle to gate.

Read more from: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/09/20130902-dsm.html

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