date:Jul 26, 2012
is tomato seed which is usually disposed as livestock feed with low value or is otherwise dumped in landfills,said Pan and co-workers.
Study details
The team revealed the recommended oil extraction conditions to be 8 min of extraction time at a temperature of 25 C, using a solvent-to-solids ratio of 5/1 (v/w) and particle size of 0.38 mm which gave oil yield of 20.32% with recovery rate of 78.56%.
Optimal conditions and models which describe the extraction process are recommended. Pan and h