Extraction and Characterization of Mucuna Seeds Oil
Omofuma F.E1*,Sholola S.O.A1
Citation :Omofuma F.E,Sholola S.O.A, Extraction and Characterization of Mucuna Seeds Oil International Journal of Advanced Research in Chemical Science 2017,4(4) : 28-31
The economic exigencies of the moment dictate that the material to be compounded do not only meet end service requirement but practically cheap enough to stand market competition. Hence this research will attempt to introduce an innovation aided at bringing the cost of production of Polymer products to the affordable level by introduction of "Mucuna seeds oil" as process aids to facilitate processing, and improve the mechanical and strength properties of the rubber during milling, mixing, calendaring and extrusion by providing lubrication for the rubber molecules; to aid in the dispersion of fillers resulting in the improvements of strength properties and abrasion resistance, and to extend the rubber by giving it larger volume. Relevant test like proximate analysis of the seeds as well as the physiochemical properties of the oil was carried out.