Title
Production of Oil and Phenolic-Rich Extracts from Mauritia flexuosa L.f. Using Sequential Supercritical and Conventional Solvent Extraction: Experimental and Economic Evaluation<sup>†</sup>
Date Issued
01 March 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
Mauritia flexuosa L.f. is a palm from the Amazon. Pulp and oil are extracted from its fruits, with a high content of bioactive compounds. This study presents the economic evaluation of two extraction processes: (a) Conventional solvent extraction (CSE) with 80% ethanol for the recovery of phenolic-rich extracts; and (b) Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) followed by CSE to obtain oil and phenolic-rich extracts. The objective of this study was to compare the feasibility of both extraction processes. The economic evaluation and the sensitivity study were evaluated using the SuperPro Designer 9.0® software at an extraction volume of 2000 L. Similar global extraction yields were obtained for both processes; however, 8.4 and 2.4 times more total polyphenol and flavonoid content were extracted, respectively, using SFE+CSE. Cost of manufacturing (COM) was higher in SFE+CSE compared to CSE, USD 193.38/kg and USD 126.47/kg, respectively; however, in the first process, two by-products were obtained. The sensitivity study showed that the cost of the raw material was the factor that had the highest impact on COM in both extraction processes. SFE+CSE was the most economically viable process for obtaining bioactive compounds on an industrial scale from M. flexuosa L.f.
Volume
10
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología industrial Agronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85125748648
Source
Processes
ISSN of the container
22279717
Source funding
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica
Sponsor(s)
This research was funded by the National Fund for Scientific, Technological Development and Technological Innovation (FONDECYT) of the National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC) of Peru, Contract 007-2018-FONDECYT-BM, and Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola.
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