Abstract
Solubilities of trans- β-carotene in supercritical CO 2, both pure and modified, were measured at temperatures 313.2, 323.2 and 333.2 K and pressures up to 28 MPa using a one-pass flow apparatus. The solubility data measured in pure CO 2 were correlated by the density-based equation proposed by Chrastil, and modelled using the Soave-Redlich-Kwong cubic equation of state. Most of the literature data were in good agreement with our results; smaller discrepancies were ascribed mostly to β-carotene degradation. While ethanol entrainer increased the solubility of β-carotene in supercritical CO 2 by one order of magnitude, vegetable oil was less efficient. In both cases, the increase in solubility was proportional to square root of entrainer concentration.
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