Functionality and mechanistic parametric study of the potential of waste plantain peels and commercial bentonite for soybean oil refining

Abstract The consumption of unrefined vegetable oil poses acute and chronic health issues, yet improper disposal of waste plantain peels is not environmentally sustainable. This research investigates the feasibility, mechanism and thermodynamics of waste plantain peels, and commercial bentonite clay...

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Main Authors: Annex Ifeanyi Ogbu, Prosper Eguono Ovuoraye, Regina Obiageli Ajemba, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46842-1