Use of supercritical co2 and r134a as solvent for extraction of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherols from crude palm oil

Supercritical fluid extraction of α-tocopherol and β-carotenoids from crude palm oil offers an excellent method over other existing conventional methods. Supercritical fluid extraction was developed in the early and mid-1980s to reduce the use of harmful organic solvent in the laboratory. The presen...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah, Khatoon, Asma, Ahmad, Akil M., Che Yunus, Mohd. Azizi, Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas
Format: Article
Published: Chemical Publishing Co. 2014
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