CONTINUOUS SUPERCRITICAL CARBON-DIOXIDE PROCESSING OF PALM OIL

Authors
OOI CK BHASKAR A YENER MS TUAN DQ HSU J RIZVI SSH
Citation
Ck. Ooi et al., CONTINUOUS SUPERCRITICAL CARBON-DIOXIDE PROCESSING OF PALM OIL, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 73(2), 1996, pp. 233-237
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003021X
Volume
73
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
233 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-021X(1996)73:2<233:CSCPOP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Crude palm oil was processed by continuous supercritical carbon dioxid e. The process reduces the contents of free fatty acids, monoglyceride s and diglycerides, certain triglycerides, and some carotenes. The ref ined palm oil from the process has less than 0.1% free fatty acids, hi gher carotene content, and low diglycerides. Solubility of palm oil in supercritical carbon dioxide increased with pressure. A co-solvent im proves the refining process of palm oil.