Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide

A predictive model was devised for the estimation of the Kamlet-Taft (KT) dipolarity/polarisability (π*) parameter for binary mixtures of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and co-solvent. The model allows the selection of the best co-solvent for the extraction of tocotrienols from palm fatty acid...

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Main Authors: Othman, Najwa, Chong, Gun Hean, Mohamad Azman, Ezzat, Suleiman, Norhidayah
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Published: Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100820/
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author Othman, Najwa
Chong, Gun Hean
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Suleiman, Norhidayah
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Chong, Gun Hean
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Suleiman, Norhidayah
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description A predictive model was devised for the estimation of the Kamlet-Taft (KT) dipolarity/polarisability (π*) parameter for binary mixtures of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and co-solvent. The model allows the selection of the best co-solvent for the extraction of tocotrienols from palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD). Ethanol, acetone, and isopropanol were separately used as co-solvents in the range of 0.05 – 0.15 mL/g for the experimental set-up at 20 MPa and 53°C for 300 min and a CO2 flow rate of 32 ± 5 g/min. The model’s estimations of π* for all these binary mixtures followed the trends for the extraction of tocotrienols. The π* values increased with the concentration of co-solvent in the binary system and tocotrienol extraction was directly proportional to the π* value, but only up to a particular value. Of the three co-solvents tested, ethanol was predicted to be the best to enhance tocotrienol extraction. With a 0.075 mL/g of ethanol, the extraction yield was 30.03a ± 0.03 mg/g, more than that achieved with pure scCO2 (16.45b ± 2.02 mg/g).
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spelling upm-1008202023-08-17T07:35:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100820/ Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide Othman, Najwa Chong, Gun Hean Mohamad Azman, Ezzat Suleiman, Norhidayah A predictive model was devised for the estimation of the Kamlet-Taft (KT) dipolarity/polarisability (π*) parameter for binary mixtures of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and co-solvent. The model allows the selection of the best co-solvent for the extraction of tocotrienols from palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD). Ethanol, acetone, and isopropanol were separately used as co-solvents in the range of 0.05 – 0.15 mL/g for the experimental set-up at 20 MPa and 53°C for 300 min and a CO2 flow rate of 32 ± 5 g/min. The model’s estimations of π* for all these binary mixtures followed the trends for the extraction of tocotrienols. The π* values increased with the concentration of co-solvent in the binary system and tocotrienol extraction was directly proportional to the π* value, but only up to a particular value. Of the three co-solvents tested, ethanol was predicted to be the best to enhance tocotrienol extraction. With a 0.075 mL/g of ethanol, the extraction yield was 30.03a ± 0.03 mg/g, more than that achieved with pure scCO2 (16.45b ± 2.02 mg/g). Malaysian Palm Oil Board 2022-11-07 Article PeerReviewed Othman, Najwa and Chong, Gun Hean and Mohamad Azman, Ezzat and Suleiman, Norhidayah (2022) Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Oil Palm Research. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2811-4701 http://jopr.mpob.gov.my/co-solvent-selection-for-tocotrienol-extraction-from-palm-fatty-acid-distillate-using-supercritical-carbon-dioxide/ 10.21894/jopr.2022.0071
spellingShingle Othman, Najwa
Chong, Gun Hean
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Suleiman, Norhidayah
Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title_full Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title_fullStr Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title_full_unstemmed Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title_short Co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
title_sort co-solvent selection for tocotrienol extraction from palm fatty acid distillate using supercritical carbon dioxide
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100820/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100820/