GENERAL SPECIFICATION OF HEXANE - USED FOR FOOD / OIL SEED EXTRACTION

PROPERTY RESULTS
1 Aromatic <1% v/v
2 Saturates 99.0% v/v
3 Density @ 250 C 0.6699 gm/ml
4 Colour +30
5 Sulphur Content <1 Mg/kg
6 Copper Strip Corrosion (3 Hrs @ 50 Degree C) 1a
7 Doctor Test Negative
8 Lead <0.0005 gm/Litre
9 Phosphate <1 mg/kg
10 Distillation
10.a Initial Boiling Point 65.60 C
10.b Dry Point 70.00 C
11 Temperature Range of Final 10 % <2 0 C
12 Chloride <1 mg/kg
13 Bromine Number <1

HEXANE
14 Non Volatile Residue 0.002 g/100ml
15 Reaction of Non Volatile Residue Pass

CONFORMS TO IS:3470-1966 SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEXANE, FOOD GRADE BEST SUITABLE FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION PLANTS OF ALL KIND OF OIL SEEDS
B 1005, Damji Shamji Corporate
Square, Behind Canara Buisness
Centre, Laxmi Nagar, Ghatkopar (E),
Mumbai - 400 075. INDIA.
Tel : +91-22-6144 7777
Direct : +91-22-61447735
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ABOUT US
We are a 400 Cr Group diversified into imports, manufacturing and trading. As a leading Importer of §
The Team :
Hexane – ideal for oil seeds extraction & food industries, in India. We cater more than 15,000 Mt.
The Group comprises more than 30 dedicated members, who are smoothly handling Sales &
annually in the Indian Sub-Continent. To our pride, we have esteemed customers from Oil
Industries, Chemical Industries and Pharma Industries. We are looked upon as a constant, reliable & Logistics to the best satisfaction of the customer.
trusted source for supply of Hexane on regular basis, throughout the year.
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The Product :
Chemtrade Overseas Private Limited by its virtue, has grown into a wide network within Hexane is an organic compound made of the elements carbon and hydrogen primarily
India, having offices in Gandhidham, Indore, Bangalore, Hyderabad and thus serving to almost entire produced through the refining of petroleum. It has many uses of oil extraction solvent,
Oil seeds and solvent extraction industry. We posses state of the art logistics and back office
cleaning agent and chemical reagent.
facilities at Kandla Port, having head office at Mumbai.

Apart from other products, The group emphasizes on creating a wider customer base by the sale of
Though this compound has many uses, it is best known for its role as a oil extraction solvent.
Hexane to the solvent extraction plants, with assured round the year supplies, prompt delivery Many types of oil seeds, plants and vegetables are treated with it in order to extract their
and at advantageous cost. oils and proteins for use in other products. Produce treated include soybeans, peanuts,
Our strong network and efficient service has helped us in reaching to almost all the Solvent castor, Rapeseed, Cotton, Sunflower, Rice, corn or any seed which contains oil. Hexane is
Extraction plants in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, also used as a cleaning solvent and as an industrial degreaser.
Karnataka and Gujarat.
Hexane extraction is a cheaper and more economical method than others. With hexane-
extraction, the amount of oil recovered from the seed is higher than with cold-pressing
Major Industries Served : techniques, therefore it is more profitable.
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Soya Extraction Plants
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Cotton Seeds Extraction Plants
Common name IUPAC name Text formula Skeletal formula
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Rapeseed Extraction Plants
normal hexane
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Ground Nut Extraction Plants n-hexane hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3
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Herbal & Plant Extraction Industries & many more…

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