来自加纳雪花果作物的油,用于未来的工业应用
Enoch Mbawin Alale1, Samuel Kofi Tulashie1,2, Michael Miyittah3
1Industrial Chemistry Section, Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Takoradi - Cape Coast Rd, Cape Coast, Central Region P.M.B. University Post Office, Ghana.
Heliyon
|June 13, 2024
概括
使用n-hexane和石油提取Shea坚果油的产量高达70.2%的石油. 该过程是自发的和内热的,产生适合工业应用的油.
科学领域:
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 芝麻油 (Shea Butter) 对工业应用具有很大的潜力,但对其提取和表征的研究是有限的.
- 了解最佳的提取参数和石油特性对于其商业可行性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究雪花核油的溶剂提取方法,重点研究最佳的溶剂选择,提取热力学和动力学.
- 鉴定提取的雪花油是否适合个人,商业和工业用途.
主要方法:
- 使用n-hexane和石油在不同温度和时间的溶剂提取方法.
- 提取过程的热力学和动力学建模.
- 使用气体染色学 (GC) 和富里埃变换红外光谱 (FTIR) 谱学的表征,以及物理化学分析.
主要成果:
- 最高的70.2% (n-hexane) 和59.9% (石油) 的石油产量是在333K和130分钟时实现的,遵循第一阶动力学.
- 热力学参数表明一个不可逆转的,前进的,内热的和自发的提取过程.
- 在GC分析中,主要脂肪酸包括:酸 (52%),油酸 (30%) 和酸 (3%). 物理化学性质在可以接受的范围内.
结论:
- 芝麻油的提取是一个高效的过程,n-hexane是一个稍微更有效的溶剂.
- 提取的雪花油具有有利的特性,证实了它对各种工业应用的潜力.
- 这项研究为优化芝麻油提取和利用提供了有价值的数据.
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