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THERMOFHYSICS PROPERTIES OF THE OIL EXTRACTED OF THE<br />

GENOTYPES OF CASTOR BEAN<br />

Katcilanya Menezes de Almeida 1 , Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB,<br />

58429-900, Brazil<br />

Juarez Paz Pedroza Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campina Grande, PB, 58429-900,<br />

Brazil<br />

Napoleão Esberard de M. Beltrão, Av. Oswaldo Cruz, 1143, Campina Grande, PB,<br />

58428-095, Brazil<br />

katcilanya@yahoo.com.br<br />

Abstract:<br />

The objective <strong>of</strong> this work was to evaluate the possible changes in the thermophysics<br />

properties between the oil extracted from three different genotypes <strong>of</strong> castor bean, two<br />

modified cultivars (BRS Paraguaçu e BRS Energia) and other wild genotype caught in a<br />

vacant land, just for a standard comparison. The oil was characterized through analysis<br />

thermo-physics: density, point <strong>of</strong> minimum flow, viscosity and specific heat. The data were<br />

statistically analyzed and compared by analysis <strong>of</strong> variance for a randomized design using<br />

ASSISTAT program 7.0 version. The specific heat found to each genotype was: 0,2742<br />

cal/gºC to BRS Paraguaçu; 0,3653 cal/gºC to BRS Energia and 0,2792 cal/gºC to the wild<br />

one. The point <strong>of</strong> minimum flow ranged from -18,17 to -18,47 ºC. In relation to density<br />

variable there was no significant interaction between the genotypes, but it’s reduced<br />

significantly with the increase <strong>of</strong> the temperature. The viscosity showed significant<br />

differences between the genotypes and also reduced significantly with the increase <strong>of</strong> the<br />

temperature.<br />

Key-words: Ricinus communis L., oil, thermo-physics.<br />

1. Introduction<br />

The oil extracted from castor bean seeds has a high industrial value, due to versatility <strong>of</strong><br />

applications constituting a raw material for the manufacture <strong>of</strong> plastics, synthetic fibers,<br />

enamels, resins and lubricants (Freire, 2001; O `Brien et al. 2000).<br />

In addition to the various uses <strong>of</strong> castor oil, it has been widely studied for biodiesel<br />

production, because <strong>of</strong> the specific characteristics: high productivity, it can be miscible in<br />

methanol and ethanol, it can be used as an additive until 10% (v/v) and high viscosity<br />

(Delgado et al., 2011).<br />

Although many applications recognized, there are still incipient technological information<br />

about the variability among genotypes <strong>of</strong> castor oil, which makes a more complete<br />

exploration <strong>of</strong> the industrial potential <strong>of</strong> this product for other applications (COSTA et al.,<br />

2008).<br />

2. Materials and Methods<br />

The seeds <strong>of</strong> castor beans Energy BRS, BRS Paraguaçu (produced by the Empresa<br />

Brasileira de Pesquisas Agropecuária – Embrapa/CNPA) and wild one were subjected to<br />

cold pressing in a mechanical press with manual pressure capacity <strong>of</strong> 30 tons without any<br />

pretreatment. After extraction the samples, it were subjected to centrifugation at a speed <strong>of</strong><br />

3000 rpm during five minutes, to remove some impurities and waste.

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