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Phase equilibrium data pertaining to the extraction of cottonseed oil with ethanol and 2‐propanol
Author(s) -
Magne Frank C.,
Skau Evald L.
Publication year - 1953
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/bf02671203
Subject(s) - cottonseed , solubility , chemistry , miscibility , solvent , propanol , boiling point , aqueous solution , boiling , chromatography , aqueous two phase system , ethanol , extraction (chemistry) , cottonseed oil , residual oil , organic chemistry , food science , polymer
Summary Basic phase relation data have been obtained relative to the extraction of cottonseed oil with ethanol and 2‐propanol, especially as affected by water in the solvent. Mutual solubility diagrams have been constructed for cottonseed oil with ethanol and 2‐propanol of various aqueous concentrations. Tie‐line data at 30° C. have been obtained for the ternary ethanol‐cotton‐seed oil‐water and 2‐propanol‐cottonseed oil‐water systems. These combined data will be of assistance in the selection of the most desirable temperatures and moisture concentrations in the solvent extraction of cottonseed with these alcohols. Comparison with results previously published for soybean oil suggests that the mutual solubility data for cottonseed oil and aqueous ethanols are applicable to other vegetable oils over a wide range of iodine values. In general, the results indicate that 2‐propanol is the more desirable solvent since complete miscibility with the oil can be attained at temperatures below its normal boiling point even at moisture contents as high as 10% by weight whereas ethanol can tolerate only about 1.5% of water. High moisture contents result in more effective separation of the oil from the solvent when the miscella is cooled after extraction. Constant boiling aqueous ethanol and 2‐propanol present the disadvantage of requiring greater than atmospheric pressure during extraction in order to attain complete miscibility with the oil.