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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
K. K. Pant et al. (eds.), Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental
Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_8
Castor Oil-Based Derivatives as a Raw
Material for the Chemical Industry
Sagar Dhanuskar, S. N. Naik, and K. K. Pant
Abstract The use of fossil derived petrochemical products are expected to decrease
due to the depletion of fossil resources and increasing environmental issues such as
the impact of greenhouse gases, global warming, and rising population. Interest in
plant oil-based rather than petroleum-based fuels is increasing as it is a renewable
resource and easily availfd ble. Plant vegetable oil, like castor oil, has shown attractive physical and chemical properties in comparison with fossil fuels. The Castor oil
derivatives are a combination of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters linked to
the backbone of glycerol. Castor oil contains nearly 90% of ricinoleic acid having
hydroxyl group, a double bond, a carboxylic group, and a long chain of hydrocarbon and also having different methods to convert into an essential bio-based alternative for petroleum- based industrial chemicals applications. Therefore, this chapter
underlines the importance of castor oil or derivatives with its expected global market growth in the manufacture of such diverse materials and its geographical availability. Overall, this chapter provides a summary of castor oil, its development, and
its resources.
Keywords Castor oil · Castor oil industry · Chemistry of castor oil · Renewable
chemicals · Ricinoleic acid
S. Dhanuskar
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
S. N. Naik
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
K. K. Pant (*)
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
e-mail: kkpant@chemical.iitd.ac.in
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
K. K. Pant et al. (eds.), Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental
Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_8
Castor Oil-Based Derivatives as a Raw
Material for the Chemical Industry
Sagar Dhanuskar, S. N. Naik, and K. K. Pant
Abstract The use of fossil derived petrochemical products are expected to decrease
due to the depletion of fossil resources and increasing environmental issues such as
the impact of greenhouse gases, global warming, and rising population. Interest in
plant oil-based rather than petroleum-based fuels is increasing as it is a renewable
resource and easily availfd ble. Plant vegetable oil, like castor oil, has shown attractive physical and chemical properties in comparison with fossil fuels. The Castor oil
derivatives are a combination of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters linked to
the backbone of glycerol. Castor oil contains nearly 90% of ricinoleic acid having
hydroxyl group, a double bond, a carboxylic group, and a long chain of hydrocarbon and also having different methods to convert into an essential bio-based alternative for petroleum- based industrial chemicals applications. Therefore, this chapter
underlines the importance of castor oil or derivatives with its expected global market growth in the manufacture of such diverse materials and its geographical availability. Overall, this chapter provides a summary of castor oil, its development, and
its resources.
Keywords Castor oil · Castor oil industry · Chemistry of castor oil · Renewable
chemicals · Ricinoleic acid
S. Dhanuskar
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
S. N. Naik
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
K. K. Pant (*)
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, Delhi, India
e-mail: kkpant@chemical.iitd.ac.in