Crystallization of All Trans–b–carotene by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Antisolvent via Co–axial Nozzle

Authors

  • Tomohiko Kodama Nagoya University
  • Masaki Honda Nagoya University
  • Siti Machmudah Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
  • Wahyu Diono Nagoya University
  • Hideki Kanda Nagoya University
  • Motonobu Goto Nagoya University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2018.22.3.25

Abstract

The crystallization of b-carotene through supercritical antisolvent process with carbon dioxide (CO2) as an antisolvent has been demonstrated. The experiments were conducted at temperatures of 40 - 60oC and pressures of 10 - 14 MPa at a constant CO2 flow rate. As a starting material, b-carotene powder was dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM). Results of UV-vis spectrophotometry analysis showed that there was no remaining DCM solvent in the b-carotene particles products. It showed that CO2 has successfully removed DCM from b-carotene particles products. The product characterization by using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) showed that the CO2 solvent did not impregnate to the b-carotene particles products. Results from scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the b-carotene particles products were successfully prepared in plate-like shape morphologies with size around 1 mm.

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Author Biographies

Tomohiko Kodama

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Masaki Honda

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8601, Japan

Siti Machmudah

Department of Chemical Engineering, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

Wahyu Diono

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Hideki Kanda

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

Motonobu Goto

Department of Materials Process Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo–cho, Chikusa–ku, Nagoya 464–8603, Japan

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Published In
Vol 22 No 3, Jun 28, 2018
How to Cite
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T. Kodama, M. Honda, S. Machmudah, W. Diono, H. Kanda, and M. Goto, “Crystallization of All Trans–b–carotene by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Antisolvent via Co–axial Nozzle”, Eng. J., vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 25-38, Jun. 2018.

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