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Optimization of supercritical CO2 extraction of phytosterol-enriched oil from Kalahari melon seeds.


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Kar, Lin Nyam and Tan, Chin Ping and Lai, Oi Ming and Long, Kamariah and Che Man, Yaakob (2011) Optimization of supercritical CO2 extraction of phytosterol-enriched oil from Kalahari melon seeds. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 4 (8). pp. 1432-1441. ISSN 1935-5130; ESSN: 1935-5149

Abstract

Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction of oil from Kalahari melon seeds was investigated in this study. Response surface methodology was applied to model and optimize the extraction, namely pressure (200–400 bar), temperature (40–80 °C), and supercritical fluid flow rate (10–20 mL/min). Well-fitting models were successfully established for oil recovery (R 2 = 0.9672) and phytosterol concentration (milligrams per 100 g; R 2 = 0.8150) through multiple linear regressions with backward elimination. The effect of supercritical fluid flow rate was the most significant (P < 0.05) factor that affected oil recovery but this factor had no significant (P > 0.05) effect on phytosterol concentration. The optimal processing conditions for oil recovery and phytosterol concentration were pressure of 300 bar, temperature at 40 °C, and supercritical fluid flow rate of 12 mL/min. These optimal conditions yielded a 76.3% oil recovery and 836.5 mg/100 g of phytosterol concentration. The oil content in the Kalahari melon seeds as estimated by Soxhlet extraction was around 30.5/100 g. The phytosterol concentration in the oil extracted with SC-CO2 extraction was 94% higher than that obtained with solvent extraction.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-009-0253-4
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Keywords: Supercritical carbon dioxide; Kalahari melon seed oil; Response surface methodology; Phytosterol concentration.
Depositing User: Najwani Amir Sariffudin
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2014 07:44
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2014 07:44
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22308
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