FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 238-241.

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Soluble Pressure Estimation and Solubility Determination of Ligustilide from Angelica sinensis Oil with Supercritical CO2 Fluid

HU Chang-ying1,DING Xiao-lin2   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; 2.School of Food Science and Technology, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, China
  • Online:2006-12-15 Published:2011-11-23

Abstract: The solubility parameters and soluble pressure of ligustilide (the most important constituent of Angelica sinensis oil) in supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) extraction was estimated theoretically from the point of molecular structure. This showed that extracting ligustilide from Angelica sinensis by SC-CO2 is feasible, and the extracting temperature 40℃ is better than 50℃. The solubility of Angelica sinensis oil in SC-CO2 was determined by the apparatus with a binary phase equilibrium measurement on high-pressure. The results verify the above estimation. The results also showed that the solubility of ligustilide gets better by cooperating with other components of Angelica sinensis.

Key words:  , Angelica sinensis oil; ligustilide; supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2); solubility parameter; soluble pressure; solubilityd etermination;