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Optimization of molecular distillation to concentrate ethyl esters of eicosapentaenoic (20:5 ω-3) and docosahexaenoic acids (22:6 ω-3) using simplified phenomenological modeling
Authors
María C. Gaich
Nelson Grosso
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Valeria Nepote
Maria del Carmen Pramparo
Pablo Cesar Rossi
Publication date
1 June 2011
Publisher
'Wiley'
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Abstract
Squid oil contains high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The purpose of this work was to optimize the process of separation by molecular distillation of ω-3 fatty acid ethyl esters obtained from squid oil. The separation process was conducted in two stages in a laboratory-scale molecular distiller. A mathematical model based on the mass transfer phenomena was developed. The Nelder-Mead numerical method was used to optimize the model. RESULTS: The ω-3 content in the output material of the stage II increased with the temperature of stage I (T 1). The amount of distillated material in stage I increased and the distillated material in the stage II decreased with the increment of T 1. That implied a decreasing of the ω-3 recovery in the distillated material in the stage II. In addition, the ω-3 recovery increased with the temperature of stage II (T 2), but the temperatures should be less than 140 °C to avoid chemical changes. The optimization results showed an optimal process at T 1 = 120.5 °C and T 2 = 140 °C. CONCLUSION: The theoretical model and the optimization give decision criteria about the operative conditions for reaching the highest yield during molecular distillation of ω-3 fatty acid ethyl esters. © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry.Fil: Rossi, Pablo Cesar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Tecnología Química; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pramparo, Maria del Carmen. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Tecnología Química; ArgentinaFil: Gaich, María C.. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Tecnología Química; ArgentinaFil: Grosso, Nelson. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Nepote, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentin
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