Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis

Propolis is a good source for flavonoids, however, their recovery is challenging, as it is a waxy material. This study investigated edible oils virgin coconut oil (VCO), corn oil (CO), and ghee (G) as co-extractants for the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) extraction of flavonoids from the propo...

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Main Authors: Pattiram, Parveen Devi, Abas, Faridah, Suleiman, Norhidayah, Mohamad Azman, Ezzat, Gun, Hean Chong
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Published: Public Library of Science 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101049/
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author Pattiram, Parveen Devi
Abas, Faridah
Suleiman, Norhidayah
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Gun, Hean Chong
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Abas, Faridah
Suleiman, Norhidayah
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Gun, Hean Chong
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description Propolis is a good source for flavonoids, however, their recovery is challenging, as it is a waxy material. This study investigated edible oils virgin coconut oil (VCO), corn oil (CO), and ghee (G) as co-extractants for the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) extraction of flavonoids from the propolis. The extraction of flavonoids using 20% VCO as co-extractant with scCO2 (25 g/min) for 210 min at 150 bar and 50°C was found to be the most appropriate, yielding a total flavonoid content (TFC) of 11.7 mg/g and 25% TFC recovery. At a higher temperature (60°C) and pressure (250 bar and 350 bar), the propolis became softer and compressed causing the extractions to retrograde. The extraction curves correlated to the diffusion model with 1.6% (AARD). The matrix diffusivities increased from 4.7 × 10−11 m2/s (scCO2) to 6.9 × 10−11–21.4 × 10−11 m2/s upon the addition of edible oils. Thus, edible oils could be used with scCO2 to improve the flavonoid extraction from propolis.
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spelling upm-1010492023-06-17T23:34:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101049/ Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis Pattiram, Parveen Devi Abas, Faridah Suleiman, Norhidayah Mohamad Azman, Ezzat Gun, Hean Chong Propolis is a good source for flavonoids, however, their recovery is challenging, as it is a waxy material. This study investigated edible oils virgin coconut oil (VCO), corn oil (CO), and ghee (G) as co-extractants for the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) extraction of flavonoids from the propolis. The extraction of flavonoids using 20% VCO as co-extractant with scCO2 (25 g/min) for 210 min at 150 bar and 50°C was found to be the most appropriate, yielding a total flavonoid content (TFC) of 11.7 mg/g and 25% TFC recovery. At a higher temperature (60°C) and pressure (250 bar and 350 bar), the propolis became softer and compressed causing the extractions to retrograde. The extraction curves correlated to the diffusion model with 1.6% (AARD). The matrix diffusivities increased from 4.7 × 10−11 m2/s (scCO2) to 6.9 × 10−11–21.4 × 10−11 m2/s upon the addition of edible oils. Thus, edible oils could be used with scCO2 to improve the flavonoid extraction from propolis. Public Library of Science 2022-04-12 Article PeerReviewed Pattiram, Parveen Devi and Abas, Faridah and Suleiman, Norhidayah and Mohamad Azman, Ezzat and Gun, Hean Chong (2022) Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis. PLoS ONE, 17 (4). art. no. e0266673. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1932-6203 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266673 10.1371/journal.pone.0266673
spellingShingle Pattiram, Parveen Devi
Abas, Faridah
Suleiman, Norhidayah
Mohamad Azman, Ezzat
Gun, Hean Chong
Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title_full Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title_fullStr Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title_full_unstemmed Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title_short Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
title_sort edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101049/
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