FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (16): 24-29.

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Response Surface Optimization of Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction and Fatty Acid Composition Analysis of

  

  • Received:2012-04-10 Revised:2012-07-11 Online:2012-08-25 Published:2012-09-07

Abstract: Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the ultrasound-assisted extraction of essential oil from Sloanea hemsleyana seeds. Meanwhile, the chemical composition of the extracted essential oil was analyzed by GC-MS. The results showed that the optimal extraction conditions were cyclohexane as the best extraction solvent, single ultrasonic treatment for 3 s at a power level of 540 W followed by a 1-s interval, 18 min of total extraction time, and 1:8.6 of solid-to-liquid ratio, resulting in an oil yield of 94.53%. The essential oil obtained under these conditions was abundant in unsaturated fatty acids with a total content of 70.13%. The contents of oleic acid and linoleic acid were 53.95% and 16.18%, respectively.

Key words: Sloanea hemsleyana seed oil, ultrasonic-assisted extraction, response surface analysis, GC-MS;fatty acid composition