Naphthalene balls making process is simple and can be initiated with small capital investment. Naphthalene balls are extensively used as a household preservative of woolen clothes and as a deodorant tablet for the toilets, urinals, bathrooms etc. These are manufactured from naphthalene flakes by a tablet making machine having its ball shape die. Having little knowledge about the technical know how any individual can initiate the business as the home based also.
Naphthalene balls are consumable products and it finds extensive application in cities. General awareness is improving in cleanliness and hence this product has got a good scope for growth. Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving solid. They are also known as moth balls or camphor balls, are spherical pieces of a white solid material containing at least 98 percent naphthalene. Naphthalene is a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derived from coal tar or crude oil. It is an insecticide that is also used as a repellent.
NAPHTHALENE BALLS MAKING BUSINESS REGISTRATION
As you are initiating manufacturing business, first you will need to register your business with ROC. Obtain Trade License from local Municipal Authority. Apply for No Objection from Pollution Control Board. You will need to have Vat Registration. For BIS certification, the quality standard specification is IS: 589-1974 Naphthalene. If you want to start the business with the bank loan, then PMRY subsidy is available for naphthalene balls making business.
MACHINERY & RAW MATERIALS FOR NAPHTHALENE BALLS MAKING
The main required machine is naphthalene balls making machine. Two types of machines options are there. You can go for either manual operated or power operated. More uniformed and quality finished product can be produced by a power operated machine. Apart from this, you will also need to have MS jacketed vessels, heating arrangements, storage tanks, weighing scale and pouch sealing machine.
In starting the business, you will need to procure raw materials like naphthalene flakes, camphor, phenol and other chemical ingredients. Apart from these, you will also need to procure packaging consumables. Air tight packaging is important.
NAPHTHALENE BALLS MAKING PROCESS
Naphthalene flakes are fed into a jacketed vessel in which temperature is maintained at 88 ° C and an
agitator stirs the material. When naphthalene melts, other ingredients like paraffin wax, camphor etc. are added and mixed thoroughly. The liquefied mass is fed into the ball press aluminum moulds.
After cooling the naphthalene balls are taken out and packed.
