ALTERNATIVE SOLVENT RATIOS FOR MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL EXTRACT
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As of recent, solvent extraction using different solvents has been found to be the
most efficient method of extraction. Previously, in solvent (Soxhlet) extraction, a
narrow spectrum of solvents had been put to use in extraction, with hexane being the
most popular and widely used choice solvent. Hence, the use of various extraction
solvents in this research work is to show that hexane could be replaced with other
solvents. Additionally, Solvents were combined in different combination ratios to show
that oil yield could be improved by solvent combinations as opposed to using only
single solvents. From the results obtained, it was ascertained that solvent
combinations actually improved oil yields since the highest oil yields were obtained
from the combination of Petroleum ether (100ml), Hexane (50ml) and methanol
(50ml), having 50.667% and 51.33% with the combination of Hexane (100ml) and
Methanol (100ml) as opposed to when only petroleum ether was used yielding
40.667%. Therefore, the results obtained from th
combination could prove as an adequate replacement and alternative to the use of
single solvents in solvent extraction.
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