
Extraction of passion fruit seed oil using supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>: a study of mass transfer and rheological property by Bayesian inference
Author(s) -
Ricardo Cardoso de Oliveira,
Robson Marcelo Rossi,
Marcelino Luiz Gimenes,
Sheeja Jagadevan,
Willyan Machado Giufrida,
Sueli Teresa Davantel de Barros
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
grasas y aceites
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1988-4214
pISSN - 0017-3495
DOI - 10.3989/gya.095512
Subject(s) - passion fruit , extraction (chemistry) , supercritical fluid , supercritical fluid extraction , inference , property (philosophy) , rheology , chromatography , chemistry , environmental science , materials science , food science , computer science , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry , composite material , philosophy , epistemology
The extraction of oil from passion fruit seeds using supercritical CO2 was studied. Experimental data were obtained for extraction conducted at 15, 20 and 25 MPa; at temperatures of 40 and 50 °C with CO2 flow rates of 1.5 and 3.0 mL min–1. An increase in the pressure, temperature and CO2 flow rate increased the yield. The maximum extraction yield obtained was 18.5%. The mass transfer coefficients for passion fruit oil were found to be 8.496 3 10-5 s-1 at 25 MPa, 50 °C and 3 mL s–1 CO2 flow rate. Dilatant fluid behavior was observed in all tests of the rheological study. Se ha estudiado la extracción de aceite de semillas de frutos de la pasión con CO2 supercrítico. Los datos experimentales se obtuvieron para una extracción llevada a cabo a 15, 20 y 25 MPa; a temperaturas de 40 y 50 °C y a flujos de CO2 de 1,5 y 3,0 mL min–1. Un incremento de la presión, la temperatura y del flujo de CO2 aumentó el rendimiento. El máximo rendimiento de la extracción obtenida fue de 18,5%. Los coeficientes de transferencia de masa para el aceite de fruta de la pasión encontrados fueron 8,496 3 10-5 s–1 a 25 MPa, 50 °C y 3 mL s–1 de flujo de CO2. Se observó un comportamiento de fluido dilatante en todos los ensayos reológicos