Effect of the extraction by thermosonication on castor oil quality and the microstructure of its residual cake

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The seed of Ricinus communis L. is a source of oil that can be used to produce biodiesel. In this study, the thermosonication (TS) extraction of castor oil is proposed and is compared with Soxhlet (S) extraction as the conventional method. The optimum conditions for the TS extraction of castor oil were determined by response surface methodology (RSM). The time at 25, 35, and 45 min and amplitudes of 25, 50, and 75% were independent variables, while the dependent variables were the oil yield, iodine index, peroxide index, saponification index, unsaponifiable matter, acidity index, and refraction index. The optimal conditions for the oil yield were an amplitude of 50%, 35 min, and a solid/liquid ratio of 1/10 g/mL; a yield of 61.12% was reached under these conditions; by S extraction, the yield was 57.3% after 8 h of extraction. The microstructure of the residual cake before and after extraction was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and the cellulosic compounds, proteins, and lipids in the residual cake were identified and their distribution observed by means of confocal laser scanning microscopy. Microscopy techniques and image analysis were helpful in evaluating the changes in the microstructure that occur on the residual cake during the TS and S extraction and to understand the extraction mechanisms. The crystallinity index was calculated from X-ray diffraction spectra to interpret changes in the structure of the residual cake before and after use of the extraction methods. Therefore, the TS extraction improved the oil yield in shorter extraction time. Characterization of the residual cake opens the way to study a potentially usable material as a source of cellulosic compounds.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo111760
PublicaciónIndustrial Crops and Products
Volumen141
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 dic. 2019

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