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A rapid, effective method for the reduction of waxes in sunflower seed oil
Author(s) -
Morrison W. H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02636313
Subject(s) - wax , hexane , sunflower oil , sunflower , hydrocarbon , boiling , composition (language) , chromatography , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , food science , horticulture , organic chemistry , biology , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
Four samples of sunflower seed were surface washed with boiling hexane to remove waxes and hydrocarbons. Measurement of waxes in oil extracted from washed and unwashed seed showed greater than 92% removal of waxes. In addition, straight chain hydrocarbon content of the oil was substantially reduced. The composition of the material removed is shown.