Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil which is extracted from fresh coconut flesh is known as virgin coconut oil (VCO). The oil is a natural source of medium chain tryglycerides (MCTs) which has been well known as healthy oil. It is remarkable that very few reports on the extraction of the VCO using SC-CO...

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Main Author: Setianto, Wahyu Bahari
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/40937/
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description Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil which is extracted from fresh coconut flesh is known as virgin coconut oil (VCO). The oil is a natural source of medium chain tryglycerides (MCTs) which has been well known as healthy oil. It is remarkable that very few reports on the extraction of the VCO using SC-CO2 have been published hitherto the fundamental insights on the SC-CO2 extraction processes of the coconut oil are much lacking. The objectives of this work are evaluating the parameters effects of VCO extraction using SC-CO2 and examination of the oil solubility in SCCO2.
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spelling usm-409372018-07-06T07:48:40Z http://eprints.usm.my/40937/ Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Setianto, Wahyu Bahari QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil which is extracted from fresh coconut flesh is known as virgin coconut oil (VCO). The oil is a natural source of medium chain tryglycerides (MCTs) which has been well known as healthy oil. It is remarkable that very few reports on the extraction of the VCO using SC-CO2 have been published hitherto the fundamental insights on the SC-CO2 extraction processes of the coconut oil are much lacking. The objectives of this work are evaluating the parameters effects of VCO extraction using SC-CO2 and examination of the oil solubility in SCCO2. 2011-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40937/1/Wahyu_b._Setianto_24MS_HJ.pdf Setianto, Wahyu Bahari (2011) Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
Setianto, Wahyu Bahari
Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
thesis_level PhD
title Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
title_full Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
title_fullStr Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
title_full_unstemmed Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
title_short Extraction And Solubility Studies Of Virgin Coconut Oil From Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Flesh Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
title_sort extraction and solubility studies of virgin coconut oil from coconut cocos nucifera flesh using supercritical carbon dioxide
topic QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
url http://eprints.usm.my/40937/
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