Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction of palm kernel oil from palm kernel

• Main Authors: Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Nik Ab Rahman, Nik Norulaini, Abd Kadir, Mohd Omar, R. L., Smith Jr.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2007
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/24856/1/JFOODENG_3.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/24856/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.03.021

Extraction of palm kernel oil from dehulled ground palm kernel using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) was studied at conditions of 313.2 and 353.2 K and at pressures from 20.7 to 48.3 MPa. The yield of PKO increased with pressure from 34.5 to 48.3 MPa at 353.2 K and attained a value of 49 g o...