• What is the extraction yield of castor seed oil?
  • The castor oil yield obtained in this study (80 %) is quite similar to the one reported by Liu et al. (2019a), they obtained an extraction yield of 77.53 %, although these authors employed a protease (nutrase) instead of glycosidases, as in the current paper. 3.3. Analysis of the extracted castor seed oil 3.3.1.
  • How effective is AEE in extracting castor seed oil?
  • AEE is an effective method in the extraction of oil from castor seed. Viscozyme L shows to be adequate for the extraction of castor seed oil. AEE has been optimized by Central Composite Design coupled to RSM. Oil obtained by AEE or SE show similar fatty acid composition.
  • How to perform mechanical oil extraction from castor beans?
  • Mechanical oil extraction from castor beans requires consideration of the high oil viscosity. To extract the oil mechanically, this factor is not necessary if the oil is extracted using solvents, but an additional evaporation step would be required to recover the solvent.
  • What is the aqueous enzymatic extraction yield of castor oil?
  • Fig. 1. Contour plots of oil yields for aqueous enzymatic extraction. The castor oil yield obtained in this study (80 %) is quite similar to the one reported by Liu et al. (2019a), they obtained an extraction yield of 77.53 %, although these authors employed a protease (nutrase) instead of glycosidases, as in the current paper.
  • Which is better solution for oil extraction from oilseeds?
  • In this review, green solvents and technology like aqueous assisted enzyme extraction are better solution for oil extraction from oilseeds. Enzyme mediated extraction is eco-friendly, can obtain higher yields, cost-effective and aids in obtaining co-products without any damage.
  • What is solvent extraction?
  • Among these methods, solvent extraction has been widely adapted for economical and practical concerns. Before performing solvent extraction the oilseeds are processed (flaked, cracked, ground or pressed) to suit for the enhanced oil recovery by solvent extraction.