Butyric Acid Reactive Extraction Using Trioctylamine in 1-Decanol: Response Surface Methodology Parametric Optimization Technique

Author(s):  
Victoria Inyang ◽  
David Lokhat
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed W. Ahmad ◽  
Farhan Javed ◽  
Sajjad Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
Abdur Rehman

Abstract Use of bran oil in various edible and nonedible industries is very common. In this research work, efficient and optimized methodology for the recovery of rice bran oil has been investigated. The present statistical study includes parametric optimization, based on experimental results of rice bran oil extraction. In this study, three solvents, acetone, ethanol and solvent mixture (SM) [acetone: ethanol (1:1 v/v)] were employed in extraction investigations. Response surface methodology (RSM), an optimization technique, was exploited for this purpose. A five level central composite design (CCD) consisting four operating parameter, like temperature, stirring rate, solvent-bran ratio and contact time were examined to optimize rice bran oil extraction. Experimental results showed that oil recovery can be enhanced from 71% to 82% when temperature, solvent-bran ratio, stirring rate and contact time were kept at 55°C, 6:1, 180 rpm and 45 minutes, respectively while fixing the pH of the mixture at 7.1.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria M Inyang ◽  
David Lokhat

Abstract Reactive extraction, a novel technique, was experimentally investigated for the removal of propionic acid, which is usually present in low concentrations in aqueous solutions. The experiments were conducted according to statistical design to develop an appropriate regression model. This was aimed at analyzing and optimizing the process variables and extraction efficiency for propionic acid reactive extraction from dilute aqueous streams using trioctylamine as extractant and 1-decanol as organic diluent. Response surface methodology in combination with Box–Behnken design involving 17 experimental runs was utilized for the propionic acid reactive extraction in this study. Three independent process variables were chosen as temperature (T), initial propionic acid concentration (CPAO) in the aqueous phase and trioctylamine composition (CTOA) in the organic phase. The statistical design analysis demonstrated that the propionic acid concentration and TOA composition had a significant effect while temperature had an insignificant effect on the response value as well as an interactive and quadratic effect on the response. The optimum conditions for propionic acid extraction were established as T  =  300.752 K, CTOA  =  18.252 %v/v, CPAO  =  0.408 kmol/m3. Under these optimum conditions, the propionic acid experimental extraction yield was 89.788 %, which was in close conformity with the predicted yield value of 91.939 %.


2009 ◽  
Vol 100 (18) ◽  
pp. 4284-4288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Hui Zhang ◽  
Yu-Jiu Ma ◽  
Fang-Xiao Yang ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yue-Dong Zhang

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