%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Temperature on Extraction of Castor Oil from Castor Seeds Using Potential Green Solvents
%A Zinhle Innocentia Mkhize
%A Peterson Thokozani Ngema
%A Suresh Ramsuroop
%J Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science
%P 301-317
%@ 2160-0406
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aces.2023.134021
%X Extraction
of castor oil from castor seeds was investigated using different</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> green </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">solvents
which include</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">d-limonene, p-cymene, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-pinene, ethanol, and furfur</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">al at the temperature range of (323</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> - </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">413) K. The Soxhlet extraction method was e</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">mployed to investigate the effect of temperature at
atmospheric pressu</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">re. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The focus of the
study was to investigate a potential green solvent that can</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> produce the
high yields compared to the traditional solvent (hexane). The results show that
at the average time of 3 hours and 30 minutes, the castor oil </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">yield for green solvents were ranked as furfural
(47.13%) &gt; ethanol</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (45.37%) &gt; p-cymene (39.15%) &gt; d-limonene
(39.13%) &gt; </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¦Á</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-pinene (38.11%).
These castor oil yields were obtained at optimum temperatures for each green
solvent. The castor oil yields were compared to the yield of hexane (31.36%) at
same average time. The green solvents were recovered by using simple
distillation, except furfural which was difficult to be recovered.
%K Castor Oil
%K Yield
%K Soxhlet Extraction
%K Green Solvents
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128070