Effect of adsorption and solvent extraction process on the percentage of carotene extracted from crude palm oil

• Main Authors: Latip, R. A., Baharin, B. S., Che Man, Y. B., Rahman, R. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113034/1/113034.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113034/; https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1007/s11746-001-0224-0
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Palm carotene was successfully concentrated from crude palm oil (CPO) by a batch adsorption process using a synthetic (polymer) adsorbent followed by solvent extraction. Carotene was concentrated to about 20,000 ppm, or about 33.3 times the original concentration in CPO. Carotene recovery varied fro...