Detailed Project Report on curcumin extraction plant

CURCUMIN EXTRACTION PLANT

[CODE NO.4182]  

Curcumin (diferuloyl methane), the natural yellow pigment in turmeric, is isolated from the rhizomes of the plant Curcuma longa. It constitutes about 3-4% of the composition of turmeric. In the south and southeast tropical Asian countries, turmeric has been used for centuries as a spice to give the specific flavor and yellow color to curry. Turmeric became a very important spice to mankind when it was observed that the addition of turmeric powder in food preparation preserved its freshness and nutritive value. 

Turmeric, as an additive, improved the palatability. Aesthetic appeal and shelf life of perishable food items. The use of turmeric became more popular when it was found to act as a therapeutic agent for various illnesses. In the Ayurvedic system of medicine, turmeric is used as a tonic and as a blood purifier. Its role in the treatment of skin diseases and its ability to soften rough skin resulted in the prolific use of turmeric in topical creams and bath soaps in India. Turmeric is also used in home remedies in the treatment of cuts, wounds, bruises, and sprains. Its use as an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent has been recognized for more than a century. 

The importance of turmeric in medicine took a new twist when it was discovered that the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa is very rich in phenolics, whose structures have been identified as curcuminoids. Phenolics are known to possess antioxidant properties. Free radical mediated damage to biological systems is recognized as the initiating agent for many diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and arthritis. 

Turmeric and its constituents show beneficial effects on these diseases and on other illnesses. For example, the low incidence of large bowel cancers in Indians could be attributed to a high intake of natural antioxidants, such as curcumin in the diet. The anti-mutagenic and anti-tumor effects of curcumin are most widely studied. However, in recent years, it has been shown that the inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism, modulation of cellular signal transduction pathways, inhibition of hormone, growth factor, and oncogene activity are some of the mechanisms by which curcumin causes tumor suppression. Chemopreventive activity of curcumin is observed when administered prior to, during, and after carcinogen treatment as well as when it is given only during the promotion/progression phase (starting late in premalignant stage) of colon carcinogenesis in F 344 rats. 

Curcumin is also a powerful inhibitor of the proliferation of several tumor cells, as well as an anti-inflammatory agent. It exhibits anti-clastogenic, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. However, the lack of information regarding the mechanisms of action of curcumin has precluded its clinical use in western countries. Several recent studies have given some insight into the molecular basis for the action of curcumin at the cellular level.

Curcumin is the main active ingredients in Turmeric. Curcumin is primarily used as a cholinergic and used to improve joint health. Curcumin synergizes particularly well with piperine, greatly increasing its bioavailability. Curcumin supplements can reduce age related memory loss by inhibiting the buildup of beta amyloid, a peptide commonly found in age related degenerative diseases of the brain. Curcumin Induces flow of bile which breaks down fat, keeps heart healthy by normalizing cholesterol level. Curcumin is helpful in digestive support and arthritis pain relief.

Curcumin (synonyms: turmeric yellow, kurkum, INS No. 100(i)) is an orange-yellow crystalline powder. Minor amounts of oils and resins naturally occurring in turmeric may be present.

The origin of the plant Curcuma longa L., which belongs to Zingiberaceae family is India. The plant is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, being widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries. Turmeric, i.e., the ground rhizomes of Curcuma longa L., has a long history of use in food as a spice, mainly as an ingredient in many varieties of curry powders and sauces, where curcumin from turmeric is a main colouring substance.

The turmeric (Curcuma longa) plant, a perennial herb belonging to the ginger family, is cultivated extensively in south and southeast tropical Asia. The rhizome of this plant is also referred to as the root and is the most useful part of the plant for culinary and medicinal purposes. The most active component of turmeric is curcumin, which makes up 2 to 5% of the spice. 

The characteristic yellow color of turmeric is due to the curcuminoids, first isolated by Vogel in 1842. Curcumin is an orange–yellow crystalline powder practically insoluble in water. The structure of curcumin (C 21 H 20 O 6) was first described in 1910 by Lampe and Milobedeska and shown to be diferuloylmethane. Turmeric is used as a dietary spice, coloring agent in foods and textiles, and a treatment for a wide variety of ailments. It is widely used in traditional Indian medicine to cure biliary disorders, anorexia, cough, diabetic wounds, hepatic disorders, rheumatism, and sinusitis. Turmeric paste in slaked lime is a popular home remedy for the treatment of inflammation and wounds. For centuries, curcumin has been consumed as a dietary spice at doses up to 100 mg/d. Extensive investigation over the last five decades has indicated that curcumin reduces blood cholesterol.

Turmeric was described as C. longa by Linnaeus and its taxonomic position is as follows:

Class Liliopsida

Subclass Commelinids

Order Zingiberales

Family Zingiberaceae

Genus Curcuma

Species Curcuma longa

The wild turmeric is called C. aromatica and the domestic species is called C. longa. For the last few decades, extensive work has been done to establish the biological activities and pharmacological actions of turmeric and its extracts. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), the main yellow bioactive component of turmeric has been shown to have a wide spectrum of biological actions. These include its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic, anticoagulant, antifertility, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antifibrotic, antivenom, antiulcer, hypotensive and hypocholesteremic activities. 

Its anticancer effect is mainly mediated through induction of apoptosis. It’s anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antioxidant roles may be clinically exploited to control rheumatism, carcinogenesis and oxidative stress-related pathogenesis. Clinically, curcumin has already been used to reduce post-operative inflammation. Safety evaluation studies indicate that both turmeric and curcumin are well tolerated at a very high dose without any toxic effects. Thus, both turmeric and curcumin have the potential for the development of modern medicine for the treatment of various diseases.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a native of Asia & India. The tuberous rhizone or underground steams of turmeric are used from antiquity as condiments. A dye and as an aromatic stimulants in several medicines. Turmeric is a very important spice in India, which produces nearly the whole world crop & uses 80% of it presently. It is cultivated in china, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Africa, Peru & the West Indies. Turmeric uses dates back nearly 4000 years, to the vodic culture in India, when turmeric was the principal spice & also of religious significance. It is much reversed by thindus & associated with fertility. In to days India's, turmeric still added to nearly every dish is it meat or vegetables. Turmeric has been used in Indian systems of medicine for a long time.

The turmeric has been used in herbal dating from about 600 BC and it also mentioned by Dioscorides. In Malaysia the paste of turmeric is spread on the mother’s abdomen and on the umbilical cord after child Birth. Not only to warm off one spirits, but also for its medicinal value. Bath the East & West have held its medicinal properties in high regards. Rhizomes are the used plant port. Fresh turmeric leaves are used in some regions of Indonesia as flavouring. The rootstick has aromatic & Spicy pogo once, which by drying gives way to a more medicinal Aroma. On storing, the smells rather quickly change to earthy and unpleasant.   Similarly the colour of ground turmeric tends to fade if the spice is trolong. It is called Indian saffron because of its orange yellow colour. In language the name of turmeric just mean yellow root, English turmeric derived from the (Now absolute) French terremerite, probably because ground turmeric resembles mineral pigments (ochor), The genus name Curcuma is of the same origin, being a latinization of Arabic Kurkum meaning saffron.

Distribution Turmeric (curcuma longa) is a native of Asia & India. The wild curcuma species, from which alonga evalved, is presumed to have attracted attention as on incidental source of food or because of its yellowish colour it night have acquired magical properties. Turmeric usage vedic culture in India. It is the most significance spice in India. In biblical times, it was used as a perfume as well as spice. In India it is used as medicine for a long time. It is listed in an Assyian herbal dating from about 600 BC. Turmeric is distributed in India specially in celebes. The Moluccas & Polynesia This suggests an early cultural connection between the people of these areas of the indigenous per Aryan cultivates of India. It reaches China before the 7th century A. Du East Africa in 8th century A.D. & West Africa in the 13th century.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity                                   90 Kg./Day

Land & Building (8500 sq.mt.)  Rs. 2.87 Cr

Plant & Machinery                               Rs. 2.72 Cr

Working Capital for 2 Months    Rs. 2.82 Cr

Total Capital Investment                   Rs. 8.77 Cr

Rate of Return                                     40%

Break Even Point                                46%

• INTRODUCTION
• WHAT IS TURMERIC?
• WHAT IS CURCUMIN?
• PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
• WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN?
• ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS OR INTERACTIONS?
• WHY HASN’T THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PATENTED 
• TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN?
• DETAILS OF TURMERIC
• INDIA TURMERIC GRADES AND DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
• INDIA TURMERIC GRADES
• BENEFITS OF CURCUMIN AND ITS SIDE EFFECT
• USES AND APPLICATION
• IS MOSTLY USED IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:-
• INDUSTRY TRENDS OF CURCUMIN
• CURCUMIN MARKET, BY REGION
• OPPORTUNITY AND RISE OF TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN
• BIOLOGICAL SOURCE AND ACTIVITIES OF CURCUMIN
• THE BIOLOGICAL SOURCE OF CURCUMIN
• BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CURCUMIN
• ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTY
• ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES
• EFFECT OF CURCUMIN ON LYMPHOCYTES
• EFFECT OF CURCUMIN ON PLATELET AGGREGATION
• PROPERTIES OF CURCUMIN
• PRODUCT DETAILS:
• PRODUCT SPECIFIC LITERATURE REFERENCE:
• GENERAL INFORMATION:
• CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CURCUMIN
• COMPOSITION OF THE FOOD ADDITIVE
• PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• CURCUMIN - THE YELLOW EXTRACT FROM TURMERIC
• FIGURE:  CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC PLANT) WITH ITS RHIZOME OR ROOT
• CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURMERIC
• BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF TURMERIC AND ITS COMPOUNDS
• PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION OF TURMERIC AND IT’S EXTRACT
• RAW MATERIALS SCENARIO (INDIA AND GLOBAL)
• INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO
• OVERVIEW OF CURCUMIN MARKET
• SCENARIO OF CURCUMIN
• MARKET OVERVIEW OF CURCUMIN
• PROMINENT PLAYERS
• GLOBAL MARKET POSITION AND DEMAND OF CURCUMIN
• U.S. CURCUMIN MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2016-2024, (TONS)
• PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF CURCUMIN
• MARKET ANALYSIS OF CURCUMIN
• EXTRACTION OF CURCUMIN FROM TURMERIC
• SEQUENCES IN CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
• PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
• PROCESS OUTLINE FOR CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
• MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF CURCUMIN
• RAW MATERIAL REQUIRED:
• TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS OF CURCUMIN EXTRACTION PLANT
• PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
• GRADE OF CURCUMIN
• BASIC PLANT AND MACHINERY REQUIRED
• SALIENT FEATURE OF THE PROCESS
• MANUFACTURING PROCESS DIAGRAM
• TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
• METHODS
• GRINDING OF DRIED TURMERIC AND SEPARATION
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING ETHANOL AND WATER
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC (250 Μ SIZE) USING ETHANOL AND WATER.
• MOISTURE ANALYSIS OF DRIED TURMERIC POWDER
• OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS
• OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION METHOD OF TURMERIC
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION USING MIXTURE OF SOLVENT OF ETHANOL AND WATER
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING PET ETHER
• QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CURCUMIN AGAINST E.COLI
• RESULT AND DISCUSSION
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC (250 Μ SIZE) USING ETHANOL AND WATER
• OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION USING MIXTURE OF SOLVENT OF ETHANOL AND WATER
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING PET ETHER
• EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING OF CURCUMIN
• TURMERIC HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE THE COMPOSITION AS SHOWN IN TABLE BELOW
• TYPICAL COMPOSITION OF TURMERIC
• FIGURE: THE THREE STRUCTURES OF CURCUMIN AND OTHER CURCUMINOIDS
• FIGURE TURMERIC RHIZOME AND CURCUMIN THAT WAS EXTRACTED
• REFINEMENT OF CURCUMIN:
• FILTRATION:
• OLEORESIN TO CURCUMIN:
• FIGURE – OLEORESIN TO CURCUMIN REFINEMENT PROCESS SET-UP
• PURITY TESTING TECHNIQUES:
• METHOD OF SUBCRITICAL CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
• ANALYSIS OF TURMERIC OIL
• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• PLANT RAW MATERIAL
• FIGURE: FRESH TURMERIC RHIZOMES
• DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND METHOD
• FIGURE: PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR PRODUCTION OF TURMERIC OIL
• CALCULATION OF OIL YIELD AND MOISTURE CONTENT
• MOISTURE CONTENT
• TURMERIC OIL YIELD
• TABLE: VARIATION OF % OIL YIELD WITH TIME
• PHYTOCHEMICALS EVALUATION AND CURCUMIN CONTENT OF TURMERIC
• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• CHEMICALS AND REAGENTS
• COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PLANT MATERIAL
• EXTRACTION PROCESS
• PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF CRUDE EXTRACT
• GLYCOSIDES
• ISOLATION OF CURCUMIN FROM TURMERIC RHIZOMES
• EVALUATION OF ISOLATED CURCUMIN BY THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC)
• FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR) OF ISOLATED CURCUMIN
• ESTIMATION OF CURCUMIN CONTENT IN TURMERIC RHIZOME
• SWOT ANALYSIS OF CURCUMIN
• STRENGTH
• OPPORTUNITIES
• WEAKNESSES
• THREAT
• LICENSES, CERTIFICATE AND QUALITY CONTROL FOR CURCUMINEXTRACTION
• FSSAI
• AYUSH LICENSE (FOR MULTI PURPOSE EXTRACTION)
• NOC
• BUYERS LIST OF CURCUMIN AND TURMERIC OIL
• SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (INDIAN)
• SUPPLIERS OF N-HAXANE
• SUPPLIERS OF LABORATORY CHEMICALS
• SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (GLOBAL)
• SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINRY (IMPORTED)
• CONSULTANT TURNKEY SUPPLIERS OF CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
• SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINRY
• SUPPLIERS OF CRUSHER
• SUPPLIERS OF EVAPORATORS
• SUPPLIERS OF FILTER PRESS
• SUPPLIERS OF BOILERS
• SUPPLIERS OF LAB TESTING EQUIPMENT
• SUPPLIERS OF STORAGE TANK
• SUPPLIERS OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS
• SUPPLIERS OF EXTRACTOR
• SUPPLIERS OF STEAM DISTILATION PLANT
• SUPPLIERS OF PUMPS
• SUPPLIERS OF DIGITAL WEIGHING SCALE
• SUPPLIERS OF OTHER MACHINERY

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)