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

Abstract:

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.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 594-595)
• Pages: 301-305
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.594-595.301
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Nor Aiysah Aris, I. Norhuda, Idris S. Adeib
• Keywords: Date Seed Oil, Empirical Model, Phoenix dactylifera L., Solubility, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (SC-CO₂)

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