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Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Oil

By
Andrea Recek and Kristen Frey

Mentor:
Dr. Keith Levien

 

 


The Problem Statement is to extract oil from peanuts using supercritical fluids (CO2) and determine which type of peanut has yields the most oil.


The experimental method was to have a mass of 3 grams of peanuts, run supercritical CO2 through peanuts at constant temperature and presure, and to calculate the loss of oil.


RESULTS:

Bar graph of peanut type vs. amount of oil extracted.

Samples of peanuts before and after extraction

 
     

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