Optimization Studies and Compositional Oil Analysis of Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess) Almonds by Supercritical CO2 Extraction

dc.contributor.authorMateus, Livia Silva
dc.contributor.authorDutra, Juliete Martins
dc.contributor.authorFavareto, Rogério
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Edson Antônio
dc.contributor.authorFerreira Pinto, Leandro [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Camila
dc.contributor.authorCardozo-Filho, Lucio
dc.contributor.institutionCiência e Tecnologia Goiano
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:41:34Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:41:34Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-01
dc.description.abstractCaryocar brasiliense Cambess (pequi) is the fruit of the pequizeiro tree found in the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna). Supercritical fluids have been used to effectively extract bioactive chemicals. In light of the paucity of research on the supercritical extraction of pequi, in this study, experimental tests were conducted on the extraction of pequi almond oil using supercritical CO2; the optimal extraction conditions were determined, and the fatty acids and active compounds in the oil were characterized. The experiments were conducted using the Box–Behnken experimental design of a three-variable system: pressure (15, 20, and 25 MPa), temperature (303.15, 318.15, and 333.15 K), and flow rate (2, 3, and 5 g.min−1). The optimal extraction conditions were 318.15 K, 25 MPa, and 5.0 g.min−1, which yielded 27.6 wt% of oil. The experimental kinetic curves were described using a second-order quadratic model (based on the Sovová model), which demonstrated a satisfactory correspondence with the kinetic curves. Significant amounts of squalene, stigmasterol, oleic fatty acids, and palmitic fatty acids were detected in pequi almond oil.en
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Campus Rio Verde, GO
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, PR
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus of Rosana, SP
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Química Universidade Estadual de Maringá, PR
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus of Rosana, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031030
dc.identifier.citationMolecules, v. 28, n. 3, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules28031030
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85147893584
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/248351
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMolecules
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectbioactive compounds
dc.subjectfatty acids
dc.subjectpequi
dc.subjectsqualene
dc.subjectsupercritical extraction
dc.titleOptimization Studies and Compositional Oil Analysis of Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess) Almonds by Supercritical CO2 Extractionen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-5293-0451[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-0656-9471[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1764-9979[7]

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