Produced In The Seeds Of The Castor Oil Plant in Nigeria
- Use: Castor Oil
- Type:Castor Oil Plant
- Production Capacity: 100TPD, 1t/24h
- power supply: 380V 50HZ 3 hase 5 wire
- Dimension(L*W*H): 485*230*360mm
- Weight: 30ML-100ML
- Colors: Silver
- Market: Nigeria
Castor Oil Production in Nigeria; The Feasibility Report.
This report examines the financial viability of establishing a castor oil processing plant in Nigeria. The production capacity of the proposed plant is four (4) tons per day and would operate a double shift of eight (8) hours each at 80% of installed capacity for three hundred (300) working day producing about one hundred and sixty (160) tons
Keywords: Physico-chemical Characteristics Castor seed oil Industrial applications Cold-pressed 1. Introduction Castor oil plant is a species of flowering plant in the Spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. Its seed is the castor bean, which despite its name, is not a true
In Support of Massive Cultivation of Castor Oil Bean
Castor bean plant, an annual or perennial oil seed, originated from African countries like Ke nya, Uganda and Tanzania. The plant has enough t ap root and lateral roots that grow deeper into the
Castor seed, obtained from the castor plant, is one of the few medicinal, powerful laxative. Perhaps one of the best-known medicinal uses for castor oil is that it is a natural laxative. It also promotes wound healing, birth control, child delivery, stands as an impressive antiinflammatory effect and reduces acne as well as fights fungus.
Assessment of seed oil yield and characteristics of ten
discouraged Nigerians farmers to planting castor oil plant. Nigeria spends between four to six hundred million dollars annually importing castor oil despite the abundant land, ecological and climatic conditions which are favourable to castor production (Oyeyemi et al., 2007). Improvement program on local accessions of castor are
It has been able to attract investment in castor oil production in Nigeria. Today, there are two other castor processing plants operating locally. The council is further studying the value chain of castor seed to promote its optimal development. To ease the drudgery associated with castor shelling, the council imported two castor shellers in 2017.
In Support of Massive Cultivation of Castor Oil Bean
Castor bean plant is a shrub-like herb plant that can grow up to 2.7 – 5 m high or tall on the average. The leaves of castor plant are palmate, pointed, finger-like about 10-50cm wide
1. Botany. Castor plant, Ricinus communis L. is a species of. flowering plant in the spurge family; Euphorbiaceae. which contains a vast number of pl ants mostly native to. the tropics [19]. It
How Nigeria can save $150m yearly from castor oil importation
According to him, the demand for castor oil in Nigeria is huge; stating the Council’s resolve to support farmers with improved castor seeds will boost the production of castor oil in the country.
Castor oil has long been used commercially as a highly renewable resource for the chemical industry. It is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis L.) that is mainly cultivated in Africa, South America, and India. Major castor oil-producing countries include Brazil, China, and India.
