• How to choose a castor oil extractor machine?
  • Choose a right machine model with an appropriate capacity that meets your needs. Cold pressing method -Ensure the cold press castor oil extractor machine employs a cold-pressing method to preserve the oil’s natural qualities. Cold pressing involves minimal heat, which is essential for extracting high-quality castor oil.
  • 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.
  • What is castor seed oil production line?
  • 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.
  • How is castor seed extracted?
  • Castor seed contains about 30%¨C35% oil. The extraction process begins with the removal of the hull from the castor oil seeds. This can be accomplished with the help of a castor seed dehuller. After removing the hull from the seed, the seeds are cleaned in seed cleaner, the equipment has screens of various sizes that can remove inorganic impurities.
  • Which country produces the most castor oil?
  • India is known as the world leader in castor seed and oil production and leads the international castor oil trade. Castor oil production in this country usually fluctuates between 250,000 and 350,000 tons per year. Approximately 86% of castor seed production in India is concentrated in Gujarat, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • How to perform mechanical oil extraction from castor beans?
  • Mechanical oil extraction from castor beans requires consideration of the high oil viscosity. To extract the oil mechanically, this factor is not necessary if the oil is extracted using solvents, but an additional evaporation step would be required to recover the solvent.