CHARACTERIZATION OF SEED AND SEED OIL OF HURA CREPITANS AND THE KINETICS OF DEGRADATION OF THE OIL DURING HEATING

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2009
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University of Vigo, Faculty of Science
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The seed and seed oil of Hura crepitans were analyzed for proximate composition and physico-chemical characteristics. The seed is a good source of oil and protein; these were found to be 37.78% and 22.20% respectively. The saponification and iodine values suggest the use of this oil in liquid soap, shampoo and oil based ice cream production. The moisture content is also low (3.00%) which indicates the possibility of long shelve-life. The degradation kinetic of the oil was also investigated. The thermal oxidation of the double bonds of the oil showed a first-order thermal oxidation kinetic and the Arrhenius plot yielded a straight line with a slope equivalent to activation energy of 1.989KJ\mol.There is the possibility of considering the seed as feed supplement and its oil for industrial application.
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