RESEARCH ARTICLE

Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 2 No. 1 1990 June, p. 167-171

SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION OF α-TOCOPHEROL FROM PALM LEAFLETS

AB GAPOR Md Top* ++ ; FUJIMOTO Kenshiro*; SHISHIKURA Akihiro*; KANEDA Takashi**; ARAI Kunio+; SAITO Shozaburo+

ABSTRACT

Extraction of α-tocopherol from palm leaflets by supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) was attempted. The yields of SCCO2 extracts and α-tocopherol from dry samples were higher than those obtained from wet samples. It was also found that using dry samples at 200kg/cm2 and 40ºC, it is possible to produce an extract containing more than 9% of α-tocopherol with a yield greater than 90%.

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* Department of Food Chemistry,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Tohoku University,
Sendai 980, Japan

** Koriyama Women's College,
Koriyama, Fukushima 963,
Japan.

+ Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering,
Tohoku University,
Sendai 980, Japan.

++ Present Address:
Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia,
P O Box 10620,
50720 Kuala Lumpur.