Isolation and purification of fatty acid steryl esters from soybean oil deodorizer distillate

Setiyo Gunawan, Cynthia Fabian, Yi Hsu Ju*

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Abstract

Depending on the source, deodorizer distillates usually have significantly different characteristics, uses, and value. Soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD) has been suggested as an alternative to marine animals as a natural source of squalene and a good raw material for the production of fatty acid steryl esters (FASEs), tocopherols, free phytosterols and fatty acids. The purpose of this work was to isolate and purify natural FASEs from SODD by a suitable method without degradation of the FASEs. Modified Soxhlet extraction, modified silica gel column chromatography, and binary solvent extraction were employed sequentially in this study to obtain FASEs from SODD. FASEs with a purity of 86.74% and a total recovery of 85.32% could be obtained in the final product.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7013-7018
Number of pages6
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume47
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2008
Externally publishedYes

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