Lipids from <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> Gaertn Seeds by Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>: Extraction and Optimization of Parameters by Response Surface Methodology

Authors

  • Naomasa Yamamoto Nagoya University
  • Kazuya Murakami Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
  • Chhouk Kimthet Nagoya University
  • Wahyudiono Wahyudiono Nagoya University
  • Siaw Onwona–Agyeman Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Hideki Kanda Nagoya University
  • Motonobu Goto Nagoya University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2018.22.5.31

Abstract

Supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) was employed to extract lipids from Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn seeds in semi–batch process at various operating conditions to optimize extraction process. The extraction processes were carried out at 40 – 60 oC and 20 – 40 MPa with 2 – 4 ml min–1 CO2 flow rates. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with 33 factorial design combined with statistical was used to optimize variables in the process of Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn seeds lipids extraction with supercritical CO2. The FT–IR spectra indicated that the Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn seeds components were extracted by supercritical CO2. The SEM images also indicated that the physical changes in the surface of the Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn seeds occurred after supercritical CO2 extraction treatment. The maximum of extracted lipids was 0.47 g/g–sample when the extraction was conducted at a temperature of 80 oC and pressure of 40 MPa with CO2 flow rate of 3 ml min–1. The GC–MS analysis showed that the extracted lipids mainly composed of palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1), and linoleic acid (C18:2). The analysis of experimental design demonstrated that pressure and temperature were the influential variables on the lipids extraction.

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Author Biographies

Naomasa Yamamoto

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Kazuya Murakami

Process Engineering, Process Engineering Department, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokai-city, 476–8686, Japan

Chhouk Kimthet

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Siaw Onwona–Agyeman

Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, 183–8509, Japan

Hideki Kanda

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Motonobu Goto

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

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Published In
Vol 22 No 5, Sep 30, 2018
How to Cite
[1]
N. Yamamoto, “Lipids from <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> Gaertn Seeds by Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>: Extraction and Optimization of Parameters by Response Surface Methodology”, Eng. J., vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 31-44, Sep. 2018.