Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of highly unsaturated oil from Phaleria macrocarpa seed

• Main Authors: Azmir, Jannatul, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam, Sharif, K. M., Uddin, Mohi Shamim, Jahurul, Md. Haque Akanda, Jinap, Selamat, Hajep, Parvaneh, Mohamed, Abdul Latiff
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/39482/7/supercritical_carbon_dioxide.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39482/10/39482_Phaleria%20macrocarpa%20seed%20oil_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39482/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996914004542#
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Good quality oil with high unsaturated fatty acids was found in the seed of a medicinal plant Phaleria macrocarpa (Mahkota dewa). Different parts especially fruit flesh of this plant are being traditionally used as important folk medicine whereas seed of this plant is usually neglected. In this st...