Extraction of bio-oil from non-edible novel source Senna occidentalis seeds

Valuable oil within the seeds of Senna occidentalis is extracted by completely different strategy. However, ancient Soxhlet extraction was compared with microwave-assisted extraction. Soxhlet extraction was known to enhance the yield of bio-oil production. Three polar solvents specifically methanol,...

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Published inEnergy sources. Part A, Recovery, utilization, and environmental effects Vol. 39; no. 14; pp. 1525 - 1531
Main Authors Govindhan, P., Karthikeyan, M., Dharmendira Kumar, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 18.07.2017
Subjects
Bio oil
extraction
optimize parameters
Senna occidentalis
Soxhlet apparatus
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Summary:Valuable oil within the seeds of Senna occidentalis is extracted by completely different strategy. However, ancient Soxhlet extraction was compared with microwave-assisted extraction. Soxhlet extraction was known to enhance the yield of bio-oil production. Three polar solvents specifically methanol, acetone, isopropyl alcohol and three non-polar solvents specifically chloroform, hexane, toluene were used. Soxhlet equipment has been established to be the simplest technique with the highest oil yield. Parameters like size fractions of the crushed seeds, extraction time, aging of seeds, and selection of solvents have been optimized in order to enhance oil yield. The bio-oil was characterized using (FT-IR) and GC/MS. Chemical reaction price, iodine variety, relative density, carbon residue content, flash purpose, fire point, hot price, and kinematic consistency were investigated to characterize fuel quality of the bio-oil. The maximum oil yield of 23.46% was obtained with isopropanol at 82.6°C and 3.5 h of optimum extraction time.
ISSN:1556-7036
1556-7230
DOI:10.1080/15567036.2017.1336826