Rapeseed Oil,India Rapeseed Oil price supplier

Rape seed is a major crop in India (Mustard), grown on 13% of cropped land. Rapeseed oil is an Edible Oil in India. Exports of all Edible Oils from India (including Rapeseed Oil) are banned. It is the most favored Vegetable oil in India for cooking, while in Europe it is used for the manufacture of Biodiesel and is in great demand there for BioDiesel. Rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soy and palm. Rapeseed is the world's second leading source of protein meal. (It is only one-fifth of the production of the soy meal.) In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed (due to its very high lipidic and medium proteinic content), and for the production of oil for biodiesel.

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS for CRUDE RAPE SEED OIL

Density (at 15 C): 900-930kg/m ³
Flash Point: 220C ( closed up, Pensky-Martens method)
Calorific value: 35.000 kJ/kg
Kinematic viscosity: 38 mm2/3 (40C)
Cold procedure: The procedure should be positive
Ignition tendency: procedure still under development (Cetane number)
Coke deposit: 0.4 mass-% (Conradson procedure)
Iodine value: 100-120g/100g
Sulphur content: 20mg/kg
Neutralisations number: 2,0mg KOH/g
Phosphorus content: 15mg/kg
Water content: 75mg/kg
Ash: 0.01 mass%