Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene

In this study, d-limonene as green solvent was used as an alternative to n-hexane to recover the residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from the OPDC. The OPDC obtained from the palm oil mill contained about 12.55±3.15% (dry basis) of RCPO. Similar as n-hexane, the results proved that d-limonene as solvent...

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Main Authors: Sahad, Naimah, Md. Som, Ayub, Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu, Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan, Busu, Zainuri, Sulaiman, Alawi
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Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd. 2015
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author Sahad, Naimah
Md. Som, Ayub
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan
Busu, Zainuri
Sulaiman, Alawi
author_facet Sahad, Naimah
Md. Som, Ayub
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan
Busu, Zainuri
Sulaiman, Alawi
author_sort Sahad, Naimah
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description In this study, d-limonene as green solvent was used as an alternative to n-hexane to recover the residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from the OPDC. The OPDC obtained from the palm oil mill contained about 12.55±3.15% (dry basis) of RCPO. Similar as n-hexane, the results proved that d-limonene as solvent was able to recover 100% of the RCPO from the OPDC successfully. The recyclable of d-limonene was 90%, higher than n-hexane (70%) and not much variation on fatty acids composition of extracted RCPO were observed. To ensure complete RCPO recovery, microscopic observation and FTIR spectra analysis on OPDC before and after the extraction were performed. This study concludes that d-limonene is comparable to n-hexane. However, the residual oil is classified as non-edible as it is not extracted via mechanical method. Therefore, further analysis is necessary in order to determine the potential use of the residual oils in other industries such as pharmaceutical, food packaging, fiberboard manufacturing and others.
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spelling upm-460962022-03-23T04:22:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46096/ Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene Sahad, Naimah Md. Som, Ayub Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Busu, Zainuri Sulaiman, Alawi In this study, d-limonene as green solvent was used as an alternative to n-hexane to recover the residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from the OPDC. The OPDC obtained from the palm oil mill contained about 12.55±3.15% (dry basis) of RCPO. Similar as n-hexane, the results proved that d-limonene as solvent was able to recover 100% of the RCPO from the OPDC successfully. The recyclable of d-limonene was 90%, higher than n-hexane (70%) and not much variation on fatty acids composition of extracted RCPO were observed. To ensure complete RCPO recovery, microscopic observation and FTIR spectra analysis on OPDC before and after the extraction were performed. This study concludes that d-limonene is comparable to n-hexane. However, the residual oil is classified as non-edible as it is not extracted via mechanical method. Therefore, further analysis is necessary in order to determine the potential use of the residual oils in other industries such as pharmaceutical, food packaging, fiberboard manufacturing and others. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46096/1/Recovery%20of%20residual%20crude%20palm%20oil%20%28RCPO%29%20from%20oil%20palm%20decanter%20cake%20%28OPDC%29%20using%20D-limonene.pdf Sahad, Naimah and Md. Som, Ayub and Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu and Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan and Busu, Zainuri and Sulaiman, Alawi (2015) Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene. Advanced Materials Research, 1113. pp. 405-410. ISSN 1022-6680; ESSN: 1662-8985 https://www.scientific.net/AMR.1113.405 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1113.405
spellingShingle Sahad, Naimah
Md. Som, Ayub
Baharuddin, Azhari Samsu
Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan
Busu, Zainuri
Sulaiman, Alawi
Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title_full Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title_fullStr Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title_full_unstemmed Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title_short Recovery of residual crude palm oil (RCPO) from oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) using D-limonene
title_sort recovery of residual crude palm oil (rcpo) from oil palm decanter cake (opdc) using d-limonene
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