Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Blackberry Seed Oil: Optimization and Oil Characterization

Petronela L. Matei; Iuliana Deleanu; Ana M. Brezoiu; Nicoleta A. Chira; Cristina Busuioc; Gabriela Isopencu; Mihaela Cîlțea-Udrescu; Elvira Alexandrescu; Anicuta Stoica-Guzun

doi:10.3390/molecules28062486

Molecules (Mar 2023)

Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Blackberry Seed Oil: Optimization and Oil Characterization

Petronela L. Matei,
Iuliana Deleanu,
Ana M. Brezoiu,
Nicoleta A. Chira,
Cristina Busuioc,
Gabriela Isopencu,
Mihaela Cîlțea-Udrescu,
Elvira Alexandrescu,
Anicuta Stoica-Guzun

Affiliations

Petronela L. Matei: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Iuliana Deleanu: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Ana M. Brezoiu: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Nicoleta A. Chira: Department of Organic Chemistry “Costin Neniţescu”, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Cristina Busuioc: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Gabriela Isopencu: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Mihaela Cîlțea-Udrescu: Department of Biotechnologies, Bioresources and Bioproducts for Bioeconomy, National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei Street, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Elvira Alexandrescu: Department of Heterogeneous Systems, National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei Street, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Anicuta Stoica-Guzun: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062486
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 6
p. 2486

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Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) was applied to extract oil from blackberry (BB) seeds. The effect of UAE conditions on oil recovery and quality was investigated. Favorable experimental conditions (ultrasound intensity (UI), extraction temperature, and time) were investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). A Box–Behnken design was used to predict optimized conditions for BB seed oil extraction. These conditions were as follows: 13.77 W/cm2 UI, 45 °C extraction temperature, and 15 min extraction time. The experimental value obtained for extraction efficiency under optimal conditions was 87 ± 0.34%, in good agreement with the optimized predicted value. UAE does not affect the oil composition and confers higher antioxidant values in BB seed oil in comparison with Soxhlet extraction.

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ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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