Project Name : Production of Low Cost Bio- Candle
Theme Name : Energy Resource & Conservation
Castor oil Plant (Riccinuscommunis) belongs to the family euphorbiacae and sub-division dicotyladonae. The caster bean has a high calorific value. We began with collecting the seeds of the caster plant and sundried for a couple of weeks. Then, it is crushed and grinded in the
mortar and pestle to obtain the seed dust. The seed dust is sieved repeatedly to obtain a more fine dust. Once the dust is ready it is mixed with molten candle wax in different proportions by mass and then poured into the bamboo mould with a thread on it. After few minutes, candles get its desired shape.
We have prepared three different types of candles by their proportions. One with 25% seed dust and 75% wax, second one by 50% seed dust and 50% wax and third by 75% seed dust and 25% wax. Then we have compared the blended candle with ordinary 100% wax candle.
The approximate cost of an ordinary candle of 50 gm is Rs. 8, the second one is Rs. 6, the third one is Rs. 4 and the best one we have made (75% seed dust and 25% wax) is for Rs. 3.
In this modern world, when we are having energy crisis, petroleum will finish after 40 years and coal after 200 years. So the need of the hour is a renewable source of energy to mitigate energy crisis, use of plant produce rather than petrochemicals, and low cost energies.
Name of the School: Maharishi Vidya Mandir
