Ultrasound-assisted extraction of pomegranate seed oil – Kinetic modeling

In this work, ultrasound-assisted extraction was employed to extract oil from pomegranate seeds. Seed particle size, extraction temperature, solvent/solid ratio, amplitude level, and pulse duration/pulse interval ratio were the factors investigated with respect to extraction yield using a central composite design. The optimum operating conditions were found to be: seed particle size, 0.2 mm; extraction temperature, 20 ^oC; solvent/solid ratio, 20/1; amplitude level, 60%; pulse duration/pulse interval ratio, 5/15. Under these optimized conditions, the predicted value for extraction yield was 59.8%. A second-order kinetic model was successfully developed for describing the mechanism of ultrasound extraction under different processing parameters.     

Pressurized fluid extraction of pistachio oil using a modified supercritical fluid extractor and factorial design for optimization

A pressurized fluid extraction (PFE) method for the extraction of pistachio oil was developed mainly as an analytical tool to determine oil content and/or its quality. The supercritical fluid extractor was modified to be able to pump liquid solvent and CO₂ into the extraction vessel alternatively. The extraction yield was found independent of the pressure in the range 10-150 bar tested. The addition of crushed glass increased the extraction yield by more than 15 g/100 g, while the extraction reproducibility expressed by percentage RSD was improved from 4 to 1. Furthermore, the use of crushed glass reduced the solvent consumption from 35 to 20 mL. The effective variables of temperature (40-80 °C), solvent volume (5-25 mL), and crushed glass percentage (30-60 g/100 g) were optimized by a factorial design method. The model allows the prediction of the extraction yield at different conditions. The PFE yield (i.e. 52.6 g/100 g) and fatty acid composition of pistachio oil were found similar to Soxhlet extraction and their variations were within the experimental uncertainty verified by statistical t-test analysis. Two different solvents of n-hexane and ethanol were used for PFE of pistachio oil. The extraction yield was about one-third (i.e. 18 g/100 g) when ethanol was used as solvent.     

Effect of pectinase on the oil solvent extraction from different genotypes of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Pectinase-assisted solvent extraction of oil and total tocopherol from sunflower hybrids with different structural characteristics was studied by means of laboratory tests carried out in a stirred batch extractor at 50 °C. From the oil yield results obtained for the two hybrids studied, black-hull (P20) and striped-hull hybrids (ACA 884), it could be observed that oil was extracted at different rates in both hybrids. Analyzing the performance data versus time in the control samples, ACA 884 oil was released more easily and remained invariant with time, whereas for P20 the extraction was slower and the maximum value was reached at 60 min. The fiber wall structure collapsed by the enzymatic action, improving oil release and allowing a faster extraction. The efficiency of the treatment was measured in terms of the percentage of increase in oil yield compared with the control samples. It was observed that in hybrid ACA 884 the mean increases were not significantly different (p = 0.9295) over time (4.12% d.b.). Hybrid P20 showed a significant increase in the percentage of oil yield (p = 0.0001) at 10 min (10.85% d.b.), and then it remained virtually constant over time (4.89% d.b.). The black-hull hybrid (P20) presented significant differences in fatty acid composition due to the enzymatic action. Pectinase treatment was highly effective in the tocopherol extraction from hybrid P20 (p < 0.001), obtaining a 32.3% increase on average. The maximum values were 662 and 220 μg g dried ground seed⁻¹ at 60 and 120 min for black-hull and striped-hull hybrids, respectively. The enzymatic treatment effectively produced an increase in oil and tocopherol yields for the black-hull hybrid.     

The extraction of passion fruit oil with green solvents

In the present paper, the extraction of passion fruit oil with acetone, ethanol and isopropanol of passion fruit seeds under three different techniques (ultrasound, shaker and soxhlet) were studied. The influence of seed to solvent ratio, time and type of solvent were investigated during ultrasound, shaker and soxhlet process. Hexane was used as well, as an extraction solvent to evaluate the extraction of oil in all extraction process studied to make a comparison among the employed solvents. The temperature was kept isoterminally at 40 °C in both shaker and ultrasound process. The highest yield when green solvents were was 23.8%, during ultrasound process, with acetone was used. Our results indicate that ultrasound can greatly replace the conventional extraction.     

Pressurized solvent extraction of wheat germ oil

This study examined the pressurized solvent extraction of wheat germ oil. The effects of temperature (45–135 °C at 1500 psi), extraction time, sample size and solvent type on the extraction efficiency and oil quality were studied. Extraction efficiency of the normal-hexane was compared to that of the iso- and high purity-hexane, iso-propanol, ethanol and acetone. The extracts were analyzed for n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid content. Pressurized solvent extraction reduced extraction time significantly as compared to Soxhlet extraction. The time required for complete oil recovery was dependent on the amount of wheat germ used for extraction. The amount of extract collected was highest when ethanol was used as a solvent for pressurized solvent extraction. Soxhlet and pressurized solvent extractions resulted in similar oil yields when hexane was used as a solvent. Fatty acid composition of the extracts was not affected by either temperature or extraction method. The experimental results indicate that a pressurized solvent extraction technique reduces solvent consumption and extraction time with no adverse effect on the extraction yield and fatty acid composition of the oil.     

超声波辅助提取栀子油及其脂肪酸组成分析研究

本实验采用超声频率28kHz,功率100W的超声波辅助处理,以石油醚作溶剂从鲜栀子湿果种籽中提取栀子油。研究发现,在料液比为1:10(g/ml),超声处理提取时间为45min,提取次数为3次时,油脂产率较高,达到16.49%。本研究通过GC-MS技术对栀子油中脂肪酸成分进行了测定,结果表明其油脂中含有7种主要的脂肪酸和角鲨烯,脂肪酸组成为十五烷酸、十七烷酸、亚油酸、油酸、二十碳烯酸、二十酸以及二十二烷酸。从相对含量看,亚油酸含量最高。     

Optimization of SC-CO2 extraction of oil from almond pretreated with autoclaving

Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) extraction parameters affecting oil recovery from almond were optimized through response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum extraction conditions were as follows: extraction pressure, 44.1 MPa; extraction temperature, 43.8 °C; dynamic extraction time, 93.6 min; and CO₂ flow rate, 10.1 mL/min. Under these conditions, a mean value of 86.54 ± 0.66 g/100 g (n = 3) was observed, which is well matched with the predicted value of 87.32 g/100 g. Furthermore, the effects of autoclaving pretreatment for the almond particles on the oil recovery, fatty acids' composition, and almond particles' microstructure were also investigated by calculating the percentages of the oil yield, gas chromatograph fitted with a mass spectrometer (GC-MS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, respectively. The results showed that autoclaving pretreatment had minor modifications of the fatty acids' profile of the extracted oil, but greatly promoted the disturbing of almond cell walls, and increased the oil recovery by 6.44%.     

Response surface optimisation of aqueous enzymatic oil extraction from bayberry (Myrica rubra) kernels

Aqueous enzymatic extraction (AEE) of oil from Myrica rubra kernels was performed. The four AEE parameters namely mixed enzyme (cellulose/neutral protease = 1/2, w/w) amount, liquid/solid ratio, extraction time, and temperature, were optimised by response surface methodology. The statistical analysis indicated that the enzyme amount, liquid/solid ratio, time, and the quadratics of liquid/solid ratio, and enzyme amount, as well as the interactions between time and temperature, showed significant effects on oil yield. The optimal extraction conditions for oil yield were mixed enzyme amount, liquid/solid ratio, time, temperature as 3.17% (w/w), 4.91 ml/g, 4 h and 51.6 °C. Under the optimum conditions, the experimental oil extraction yield was 31.15%. The GC–MS analysis showed that the oil was abundant in the unsaturated fatty acids (9-octadecenoic acid and 9,12-octadecadienoic acid accounting for more than 80%), and the AEE was more efficient method to extract polyunsaturated fatty acid than the organic solvent process.     

Response surface optimization of ultrasound-assisted oil extraction from autoclaved almond powder

An investigation into ultrasound-assisted extraction and autoclaving pretreatment was conducted for the oil extraction from almonds. The best possible combination of extraction parameters was obtained with the response surface methodology (RSM), at a three-variable, three-level experiment Box–Behnken design (BBD). The optimum extraction parameters were as follows: extraction time, 55 min; extraction temperature, 51 °C; and solvent/sample ratio, 19:1, at a fixed ultrasonic frequency of 40 kHz and power of 150 W. Under these conditions, the oil recovery was 81.89 ± 0.23% for the autoclaved almonds, which well matches with the predicted value. Furthermore, the oil composition was analyzed with GC–MS, and the effect of the autoclaving on the oil extraction was evaluated. The results showed that the autoclaving pretreatment increased the oil recovery, without affecting the oil composition, by 8.69%, which confirmed the efficacy of the autoclaving on the oil extraction from almond powder.     

Effect of commercial enzymatic preparation with pectolytic activities on conventional extraction and ultrasound‐assisted extraction of oil from grape seed (Vitis vinifera L.)

Conventional solvent extraction (CE) and ultrasound‐assisted extraction (UAE) in hexane for oil from untreated and enzyme‐treated grape seeds were investigated and compared. Among the output power tested (50, 100 and 150 W) in UAE on untreated seeds, UAE at 150 W for 30 min with liquid‐to‐solid ratio 8:1 (v/w) gave oil extraction yield comparable to CE (ca. 14% w/w) for 6 h with liquid‐to‐solid ratio 12:1 (v/w). CE and UAE at 150 W did not influence the fatty acid profiles of oil. CE oil was found to be the most oxidised. The enzymatic treatments (2, 4 and 6 g per 100 g seeds of Rapidase^® Expression) prior to CE enhanced by 2.5% of the oil yield. Enzymatic treatments higher than 2 g per 100 g seeds increased relative value of some fatty acids both in CE and UAE. Enzymatic pretreatment from 2 to 4 g per 100 g seeds significantly improved some physicochemical parameters of oil quality when extracted by CE, but not by UAE.     

Short communication: effect of number of extractions on percentage of long-chain fatty acids from fresh alfalfa

Accurate determination of fatty acids in fresh forage is very important when studying biohydrogenation. Fatty acids from fresh alfalfa were extracted by hexane:isopropanol (H:IP, 3:2 vol.vol) in 3 sequential extractions. The percentage and profile of fatty acids from each of the 3 extractions were evaluated by a randomized complete block design with repeated measures in space. Samples of fresh alfalfa were randomly harvested and immediately submerged in liquid nitrogen. For the first extraction, approximately 5 g of the frozen alfalfa was mixed with 18 mL of H:IP per gram of material. Samples were then centrifuged and the supernatant was collected. The second and third extractions were done by adding H:IP to the pellet (3 mL/g of the original sample weight), mixing for 2 min, and then centrifuging. Samples were submerged in H:IP and stored in the dark at 8°C at all times. The solvent from each extraction was partially evaporated and the fatty acids methylated by methanolic HCl. Repeated extractions increased the percentage of total fatty acids recovered from the samples. The concentration of fatty acids in the alfalfa after 3 extractions was 4.0%. The first, second, and third extractions resulted in 92.7, 4.8, and 2.6% of the total fatty acids extracted, respectively. There was no effect of extraction on the proportion of 16:0, 18:0, 18:1, and 18:2 fatty acids. However, the proportion of 18:3 in the extract decreased from the first to the second extraction and the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acid increased from the first to the second extraction. The results of this experiment revealed that the profile of fatty acids can vary with the number of extractions performed. The higher amount of 18:3 in the first extraction may reflect the higher proportion of linolenic acid in the more easily extracted plant fractions.     

Optimization and modeling of extraction of solid coconut waste oil

Solid coconut waste was produced after coconut milk extraction process and may still contain up to 24 wt.% oil content. In this work, extraction of oil from coconut waste using batch and soxhlet extractor was studied. Effect of particle size diameter, type of solvent and solvent to solid ratio on the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters; entropy, enthalpy and free energy of extraction were investigated. The maximum oil yields for soxhlet and batch reactor were 23.6% at 80 °C and 21.9% at 65 °C, respectively for particle size diameter <0.5 mm when hexane was used as solvent. The kinetic of coconut waste oil extraction was found to be a first order mass transfer model. The ΔG, ΔS and ΔH values were 10.94–13.35 kJ/mol, 33.10–39.57 J/mol K and 0.12–1.25 kJ/mol, respectively shows that the extraction process was spontaneous, irreversible and endothermic based on thermodynamic parameters.     

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Valuable Compounds from Citrus junos Seed

Extraction of Citrus junos seed was carried out at temperatures of 40–70 °C, pressures of 20–50 MPa, and CO₂ flow rate of 3 ml/min with supercritical carbon dioxide to obtain the valuable compounds. Seed oil was also extracted by using Soxhlet extraction with hexane as the solvent during 360 min for comparison with the efficiency of supercritical carbon dioxide extraction. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was used to analyze the components present in the seed oil and Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) was used to quantify their amounts. Among the conditions studied, the highest extraction yield was obtained at higher pressure and temperature (50 MPa and 70 °C). The extraction yield was about 29.5% of the seed, which was almost comparable to that of hexane Soxhlet extraction (33.8%). The results of the GC–MS analyses showed that the seed oil extracted contained N-methylanthranyl acid methyl, fatty acids (such as palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid), and physiologically active substances of β-sitosterol and squalene.     

Process optimisation for recovery of carotenoids from tomato waste

Carotenoids constitute an important component of waste originating from tomato processing plants. Studies were carried out to assess the extraction yield of tomato waste carotenoids in different solvents and solvent mixtures and to optimise the extraction conditions for maximum recovery. A mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane gave the highest carotenoid extraction yield among the others examined. Extraction conditions, such as percentage of hexane in the solvent mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane, ratio of solvent to waste and particle size were optimised using a statistically designed experiment. A regression equation for predicting the carotenoid yield as a function of three extraction variables was derived by statistical analysis and a model with predictive ability of 0.97 was obtained. The optimised conditions for maximum carotenoid yield (37.5 mg kg⁻¹ dry waste) were 45% hexane in solvent mixture, solvent mixture to waste ratio of 9.1:1 (v/w) and particle size 0.56 mm.     

Effect of pretreatment with microwaves on oxidative stability and nutraceuticals content of oil from rapeseed

Demand for oil extracted by cold press, such as rapeseed oil, is increasing, but oil extraction yield, and nutraceuticals content are lower for cold pressed oil, compared with oil extracted by solvent. In this study, rapeseed was treated with microwaves, to investigate the possibility of enhancing oil extraction yield, oxidative stability and nutraceuticals content. Rapeseed was pretreated with microwaves for two different times (2 min and 4 min) and oil was then extracted with a press. To compare the results, oil was also extracted from untreated rapeseed by solvent and press. Results showed that solvent-extracted oil had the highest phytosterol content. Microwave pretreatment of rapeseed can increase the oil extraction yield (by 10%), phytosterols (by 15%) and tocopherols (by 55%) of the oil extracted by press. Oil extracted from untreated rapeseed by press had the lowest oxidative stability (1 h); this was increased to 8 h by pretreatment of rapeseed with microwaves. Therefore, from the obtained results, it is advisable to treat rapeseed with microwaves before extraction by oil press, because it gives a relatively good recovery of oil, with a high amount of nutraceuticals, and can produce oil with a longer shelf life and enhanced value.     

Extraction of coffee diterpenes and coffee oil using supercritical carbon dioxide

Commercial green and roasted coffee beans were used to maximize oil extraction and conditions were studied to obtain the highest and lowest diterpene levels on green and roasted coffee oil, respectively. Thus, operational temperatures (60–90 °C) and pressure (235–380 bar) were optimized for coffee oil extraction. Oil content levels and diterpene oil concentration were compared to the results obtained with the extraction with Soxhlet apparatus, using hexane as solvent. In general, an inverse correlation was observed between the amount of extracted oil and diterpene concentration levels. As a result, different oil contents with different diterpene concentrations could be obtained. The HPLC analysis of cafestol and kahweol in the oil extracted from green coffee beans at 70 °C/253 bar resulted in the highest concentration (453.3 mg 100 g⁻¹), which was 48% lower than in the oil extracted with hexane while in the oil extracted from roasted coffee beans at 70 °C/371 bar, resulted in 71.2% reduction of diterpenes.     

沙棘果油提取工艺的正交试验优化及其脂肪酸组分测定

利用超声波辅助索氏提取技术对沙棘果肉提取工艺进行优化,并采用气相色谱-飞行时间质谱技术,考察果油脂肪酸组分。通过进行提取温度、回流时间、料液比、超声时间4 个因素的单因素试验和正交试验,结果表明：沙棘果油的最佳提取条件为料液比1∶70（g/mL）、提取温度55 ℃、超声辅助提取30 min、索氏提取回流时间6 h,沙棘果油提取率为28.14%,其中共检测出24 种脂肪酸,其中主要包括棕榈油酸和棕榈酸,相对含量分别为35.56%和59.37%。因此利用超声波辅助索氏法提取沙棘果油,可以为医药和工业生产提供更优质和丰富的原材料。     

Utilization of Jujube Fruit (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.) Extracts as Natural Antioxidants in Stability of Frying Oil

The effects of ultrasound-assisted, supercritical CO₂ and solvent extraction methods on antioxidant activity of Ziziphus mauritiana (Lam.) extracts were investigated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and β-carotene assays. Ethanol-water extract of the jujube that was obtained with ultrasound-assisted extraction had the highest antioxidant activity. Ultrasound-assisted extraction was the most effective method on extraction of phenolic compounds. The effect of ultrasound extract in stability of soybean oil was compared to synthetic antioxidants by measuring total polar compounds, carbonyl value, peroxide value, free fatty acids, oxidative stability index, and conjugated dienes and trienes values. Results showed that ultrasound ethanol-water extract at 600 ppm had a higher stabilization efficiency than commercial antioxidants butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, and tertiary butylhydroquinone.     

异丙醇提取稻米油动力学特性

采用溶剂浸出法从米糠中提取油脂,以提油率为指标,对不同工艺条件下稻米油提取过程进行动力学分析,研究溶剂、料液比、提取温度以及辅助处理方法对米糠提油率的影响。结果表明：稻米油提取过程符合菲克第二定律,且该动力学方程能较为准确地模拟溶剂法提取稻米油的过程;提取条件不同时,提油率及提取速率差异较明显。相比无水乙醇和正己烷,异丙醇作为提取溶剂时,米糠总提油率Me和传质系数k均较高。适当地增加溶剂用量、提高提取温度以及动态处理均有助于提高总提油率和传质系数。动态处理增大了油脂扩散的传质驱动力,以异丙醇为溶剂,在提取温度为50 ℃、料液比为1∶7.5、动态处理的条件下,米糠提油率达到90.12%,比静态处理提高了0.54 倍,最大有效扩散系数达到5.172 6×10―12 m2/s。     

野生桃种仁油的超声波辅助提取及GC-MS分析

采用超声波辅助法研究了超声功率、提取时间、溶剂种类、料液比对野生桃种仁油提取率的影响。在单因素试验的基础上,进行了正交试验。结果表明,各因素对超声波辅助提取野生桃种仁油的影响次序为:溶剂种类提取时间超声功率料液比;最佳工艺条件参数是:提取剂为正己烷,超声功率200 W,超声时间15 min,料液比1∶11,野生桃种仁油的提取率为45.97%。气相色谱-质谱分析表明,野生桃种仁油的油脂组成主要是油酸(65.21%)、亚油酸(19.08%)、棕榈酸(11.06%)、硬脂酸(3.39%)。