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Ultrasonic assisted extraction of oil from argan seeds using ionic liquids as novel co-solvent

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In this study, the extraction of oil from argan seeds using ultrasonic assisted extraction was investigated using n-decane as the extraction solvent and ionic liquids as the novel co-solvents. The extraction process was assessed based on the mass ratio of solvent to seed and extraction time, alongside the exploration of different ionic liquids as co-solvents. The results showed that in the absence of ionic liquid, the optimum oil yield of 35.2% was achieved at mass ratio of solvent to seed of 6:1 at 60 °C and 30 min. The extraction process adhered to pseudo-second-order kinetic model, with a rate constant of 0.0127%−1 min−1. When ionic liquid 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C3mim][NTf2]) was utilized as a co-solvent alongside n-decane, the oil yield showed an improvement ranging from 0.4 to 4.0%, even when the mass of n-decane used remained similar. However, ionic liquid alone cannot serve as a substitute for n-decane as the extraction solvent. The experimental results were also compared with COSMO-RS analysis. The study demonstrates that ionic liquids can slightly enhance the oil yield by working synergistically with n-decane to improve the dissolution of lignocelluloses present on the seeds. This, in turn, facilitates better penetration of solvent into the seed matrix and enhancing the oil extraction.

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Adeeb Hayyan: conceptualization, supervision, and writing—original draft; Khalid M. Abed: writing—review and editing; Maan Hayyan: writing—review and editing; M. Zulhaziman M. Salleh: data curation and writing—review and editing; Chen Wai Keat: investigation and writing—original draft; Yee-Sern Ng: writing—review and editing; Hanee F. Hizaddin: software; Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor: resources and data curation; Mohd Ali Hashim: data curation; Yousef M. Alanazi: funding acquisition and writing—review and editing; Jehad Saleh: funding acquisition and writing—review and editing; Bhashar Sen Gupta: writing—review and editing; Sharifah Shahira Syed Putra: writing—review and editing.

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Hayyan, A., Abed, K.M., Hayyan, M. et al. Ultrasonic assisted extraction of oil from argan seeds using ionic liquids as novel co-solvent. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05847-0

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