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- Title
Edible oils as a co-extractant for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from propolis.
- Authors
Pattiram, Parveen Devi; Abas, Faridah; Suleiman, Norhidayah; Azman, Ezzat Mohamad; Gun Hean Chong
- Abstract
Propolis is a good source for flavonoids, however, their recovery is challenging, as it is a waxy material. This study investigated edible oils virgin coconut oil (VCO), corn oil (CO), and ghee (G) as co-extractants for the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) extraction of flavonoids from the propolis. The extraction of flavonoids using 20% VCO as co-extractant with scCO2 (25 g/min) for 210 min at 150 bar and 50°C was found to be the most appropriate, yielding a total flavonoid content (TFC) of 11.7 mg/g and 25% TFC recovery. At a higher temperature (60°C) and pressure (250 bar and 350 bar), the propolis became softer and compressed causing the extractions to retrograde. The extraction curves correlated to the diffusion model with 1.6% (AARD). The matrix diffusivities increased from 4.7 × 10-11 m2/s (scCO2) to 6.9 × 10-11-21.4 × 10-11 m2/s upon the addition of edible oils. Thus, edible oils could be used with scCO2 to improve the flavonoid extraction from propolis.
- Subjects
SUPERCRITICAL carbon dioxide; PROPOLIS; FLAVONOIDS; COCONUT oil; CORN oil
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0266673