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1. N-Triacontanol
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2. Triacontanols are fatty alcohols of the general
formula C30H62O, also known as Melissyl
alcohol or Myricyl alcohol.
They are found in plant cuticle waxes and in
beeswax.
• Triacontanol is a naturally occurring plant hormone that acts as a growth
promoter
• Triacontanol raises plant yield by improving photosynthesis and cell
division.
• Triacontanol also increase dry weight, carbon dioxide fixation, reducing
sugars and free amino acids leading to the enhancement of plant growth
and crop yield.
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3. The process consists of extraction of tea
wax/sugarcane wax from the tea wastes/sugarcane
press mud by solvent extraction and fractionation
and purification.Then by further transesterification
under suitable conditions, the compound is further
purified and fractionally crystallized in suitable
organic solvents.The product is dispersed in
suggested solvents and packed in plastic bottles
Process of Manufacturing n-triacontanol
Patented Process

4. Project Information
Equipment Required
Solvent extraction unit, heating
mantle with thermostat,
distillation unit (glass unit), water
bath, concentration unit, refluxing
units, filtration assembly
(complete unit), pressure vacuum
pump, miscellaneous equipment
like clamp, vessels, jars, round
bottom flask, etc., testing
equipment likeTLC kit, iodine
chamber, laboratory oven and
other laboratory glassware,
refrigerator, weighing balance.
Raw materials required
• The two major raw materials used to
extract n-Triacontanol are:
• i)Tea waste - black tea waste including
stiff sweeping, tea waste from instant tea
processing, damaged tea, decaffeinated
tea wax.
•
ii) Sugarcane press mud obtained as waste
product during the clarification of sugar
juice in sugar factories.
• The tea waste is mostly available in tea
processing centres which are concentrated
in West Bengal, North Eastern Region,
TamilNadu, Kerala and part of Karnataka.
The sugarcane press mud is available from
sugar factories in the country.
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n-Triacontanol and its formulations have shown excellent
market potential. Number of tea planters in the country have
shown keen interest especially after reported increase in the
yield by 25% to 40%. Its applications in agriculture and
horticulture fields will certainly improve the demand further in
the near future.
Market Potential

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