Abstract
Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction of chemically modified Soy Deodorizer Distillate (DOD) at three levels of pressure (180–300 bar) and temperature (40–60 °C) to optimize the conditions for enrichment of tocopherols in the raffinate was carried out. After modification, soy DOD contained about 90% of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), showed improved solubility in SC-CO2, and better extraction rate. Since fatty acid methyl esters are more volatile, they are extracted preferentially over tocopherols and other high molecular weight compounds. Higher levels of pressure and temperature resulted in increased solubility of compounds with high molecular weight and tocopherols due to increased density of SC CO2. So the extraction at higher pressures and temperatures resulted in a better yield of FAME along with tocopherols in the extract and this in turn decreased the degree of enrichment of tocopherols in the raffinate. However, specific level of pressure and temperature of extraction caused the increase in the solubility of FAME due to their volatility and results in enhanced enrichment of tocopherols in the raffinate. It was observed that the enrichment of tocopherols to ten times the original concentration of feed occurred at extraction pressure of 180 bar and temperature of 60 °C of SC-CO2.
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