Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from corn mint, peppermint, or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in colour, which is solid at room temperature and melts slightly above. The main form of menthol occurring in nature is (−)-menthol, which is assigned the (1R,2S,5R) configuration. Menthol has local anesthetic and counterirritant qualities, and it is widely used to relieve minor throat irritation. Menthol also acts as a weak kappa opioid receptor agonist.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
- Crude menthol oil unloading & storage section
- Static refining section
- Rectification section
- Distillation section
- Blending section
- Crystallization section
- Dripping section
- Centrifuging section
- Grading section
- Drying section
- Packing section
- Melting & Liquid drum filling section
- Flecking and Compaction section
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS:
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Oral and Dental health care
- Cosmetics and personnel care
- Food Industry
- Beverages
- Pesticides
