Abstract
Background:An efficient process for extracting food ingredients from plant materials should demand the use of a reduced volume of extraction solvent to obtain a final product that is free of solvent and reduces both the processing time and the costs. In some cases, achieving a new efficient process requires the modification, reconfiguration or renewal of elements that are part of a processing unit.Objective:The goal of this work is to describe the development of a modification of a commercial supercritical fluid extraction pilot unit designed to assist CO2recycling based on subcritical adsorption on an adsorbent material. In addition to the construction and validation of the system, a cost survey was performed to estimate the cost of the homemade device developed to allow effective CO2recycling.Methods:The developed device was tested using cotton and Celite®as model adsorption materials and annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.) as a model plant material. A 0.65 L adsorption column was installed with a set of connections and valves that complemented the unit’s recycle system. The validation procedure consisted of defatting annatto seeds.Results:The proposed online subcritical adsorption-based device was technically validated using cotton as an adsorbent material. The cost survey showed that an estimated total cost of USD 5731.36 would be required to install the developed device in a Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) unit similar to the one coupled here (5 L).Conclusion:The proposed device was demonstrated to be very promising for application in the pseudocontinuous SFE, recirculating the same amount of CO2mass exceeding the S/F values by 14 times, when compared to a process without a CO2recycling system.
Highlights
Several substances that can confer or intensify color, such as carotenoids (β-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxan-1874-2564/18 2018 Bentham OpenConstruction and Validation of an Online Subcritical Adsorption-based DeviceThe Open Food Science Journal, 2018, Volume 10 47 thin) [1, 2], are added to foods to confer an extensive range of colors, including shades of red, orange and yellow [3]
This study aims to describe the development of a modification of a commercial supercritical fluid extraction pilot unit designed to assist CO2 recycling based on subcritical adsorption on an adsorbent material
The information obtained from the data used to construct the overall extraction curve (OEC) in the Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) bench-scale unit was of great use since it enabled a decision regarding the choice of the extraction time used in the pilot-scale unit for technical validation of the online subcritical adsorption-based device for assisting CO2 recycling
Summary
The Open Food Science Journal, 2018, Volume 10 47 thin) [1, 2], are added to foods to confer an extensive range of colors, including shades of red, orange and yellow [3]. Annatto seeds contain several carotenoid derivatives (including bixin and norbixin), terpenoids, tocotrienols, aromatic hydrocarbons, and flavonoids [7]. According to Rosa et al [8], annatto seed oil is rich in tocotrienols, especially γ- and δ-tocotrienols. To obtain these compounds from annatto seeds, some conventional extraction techniques have been studied, such as extraction in oil, alkaline aqueous solutions and organic solvents [9] and mechanical extraction [10]. In some cases, achieving a new efficient process requires the modification, reconfiguration or renewal of elements that are part of a processing unit
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
