Extraction of oil, biogas and biodiesel from Moringa oleifera seeds

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The present work was on the extraction of the oil from the Moringa (Moringa oleifera) kernel as a source for biodiesel and biogas production.

Moringa is an indigenous tree in India.

Several extraction methods are used to determine the extraction yields, solvent extraction (n-hexane and ethanol), and supercritical extraction (Sc-CO2) respectively.

Supercritical extraction pressures of 200 to 400 bar and temperatures of 40°C and 60°C were tested.

Gas Chromatography analysis revealed that the main fatty acids in Moringa oil are oleic acid (69 %), palmitic acid (10 %) and stearic acid (8 %).