Supercritical extraction of pupunha (Guilielma speciosa) oil in a fixed bed using carbon dioxide
The pupunha (Guilielma speciosa) is the fruit of a palm tree typical of the Brazilian Northern region, whose stem is used as a source of heart of palm. The fruit, which is about 65% pulp, is a source of oil and carotenes. In the present work, an analysis of the kinetics of supercritical extraction o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322000000300005 |