Physicochemical Properties of Acer truncatum
 Seed Oil Extracted Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Gac seeds are high in oil, but there are few studies on its extraction and characteristics. This study aimed to characterise Gac seeds and investigate the physicochemical properties of Gac seed oil extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) and hexane (Soxhlet). The Gac seed kernel accounted for 66.4 ± 2.7% of the seed weight, and 53.02 ± 1.27% of it was oil. The SC-CO2 oil had a higher quality than the Soxhlet oil for important criteria, such as peroxide (0.12 ± 0.02 vs. 1.80 ± 0.01 meq O2/kg oil), free fatty acid (1.74 ± 0.12 vs. 2.47 ± 0.09 mg KOH/g oil) and unsaponifiable matter (33.2 ± 1.5 vs. 52.6 ± 2.4 g/kg) values, respectively. It also had a better colour (light yellow vs. dark greenish brown) and a higher antioxidant capacity measured with the DPPH (52.69 ± 0.06 vs. 42.98 ± 0.02 µmol Trolox equivalent/g oil) and ABTS (2.10 ± 0.12 vs. 1.52 ± 0.06 µmol Trolox equivalent/g oil) assays. However, a higher yield (53.02 ± 1.27 vs. 34.1 ± 0.8%) was obtained for the Soxhlet oil. Unless refined, the oils would not be edible due to their high unsaponifiable matter, but the SC-CO2 oil would need less refining. Alternatively, the high unsaponifiable matter in the oil, especially in the Soxhlet oil, may make it useful for medicinal purposes.

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Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed oil extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide and physicochemical properties of the oil

Journal of Food Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.04.033 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 208-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Pranabendu Mitra ◽

Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy ◽

Kyu Seob Chang

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide ◽

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Oil Extraction ◽

Cucurbita Maxima ◽

Supercritical Carbon

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Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Reduction of Freeze-Dried Bovine Liver

Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition ◽

10.3746/jkfn.2015.44.12.1847 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (12) ◽

pp. 1847-1855 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hye-Min Kim ◽

Sung-Woon Woo ◽

Ah-Na Kim ◽

Ho-Jin Heo ◽

Ji-Yeon Chun ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide ◽

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Bovine Liver ◽

Microbial Reduction ◽

Freeze Dried ◽

Supercritical Carbon

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Solubility of Phoenix dactylifera Seed Oil in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (Sc-Co2) Using Empirical Model

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.594-595.301 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 594-595 ◽

pp. 301-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nor Aiysah Aris ◽

I. Norhuda ◽

Idris S. Adeib

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Ascorbyl Palmitate ◽

Phoenix Dactylifera ◽

Organic Solvent Extraction ◽

Empirical Density ◽

Main Fatty Acid ◽

Spss Software ◽

Supercritical Carbon

Phoenix dactylifera L. type Mariami from Iran was chosen for this study to investigate the solubility of its seed oil in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2). The seed has been discovered to possess an antioxidant. The extraction method using SC-CO2 solvent was used in this study to investigate the capabilities of supercritical fluid to extract Phoenix dactylifera L. seed oil since the method is clean compared with organic solvent extraction. Solubility of Phoenix dactilyfera seeds oil in SC-CO2 was correlated using empirical density based model with the help of IBM SPSS software for significance and correlation analysis of the models. Analysis of component in the oil was done using gas chromatography equipped with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Oleic acid revealed to be the main fatty acid in Phoenix dactylifera seed oil, followed by palmitic acid, lauric acid, ascorbyl palmitate and others.

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