Abstract
Seed hulls, namely cottonseed, peanut, sunflower, soybean, faba bean and lupine were evaluated as carbonaceous materials for the bleaching of crude soybean oil. The six seed hulls were activated by carbonization, steam activation and acid activation. Two reference standards, Fullers earth and Tonsil clay, were used for comparison throughout the whole study. Bleaching of crude soybean oil under vacuum at 100 °C using the treated hulls was carried out. The effect of bleaching with the different hulls on the oil characteristics was evaluated by determining the % free fatty acid, % reduction in peroxide value, % removal of phospholipids, % bleachability and oxidative stability of the bleached oils. Results revealed that bleaching with carbonized hull yielded oils with least free fatty acid content and highest oxidative stability. Bleaching with acid activated hull carbons gave oils with least content of peroxides, phospholipids together with best color. Acid activation of the hulls resulted in highest increase in surface area, pore volume and least pore dimension.
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