Record Details

Differential partitioning of coconut whey proteins and fat using aqueous two phase extraction.

IR@CSIR-CFTRI

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Relation http://ir.cftri.com/14234/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2019.112314
 
Title Differential partitioning of coconut whey proteins and fat using
aqueous two phase extraction.
 
Creator Vijaya Santhi, L.
Hrishikesh, A. Tavanandi
Richa, Sharma
Prabhakar, G.
Raghavarao, K. S. M. S.
 
Subject 03 Proteins
07 Waste utilization
06 Coconut
 
Description Production of Virgin Coconut Oil generates huge volumes of whey, a rich source of proteins, which is
currently discarded as effluent or at best underutilized. Recovery of these proteins is a value addition
improving the overall economics of the process. Aqueous two phase extraction was employed to recover
these proteins from coconut whey. Besides the selection of phase forming salt and polymer molecular
weight, the effect of various parameters such as tie line length (%TLL), volume ratio and pH was studied.
Polyethylene glycol 6000/potassium phosphate system (5%/12% w/w, 0.2 vol ratio and 8.0 pH) was
observed to be the most suitable system resulting in a recovery of 92.65% (w/w) in the salt-rich phase.
Differential partitioning of protein and fat to the opposite phases (examined by phase contrast microscopy)
was achieved at these conditions which facilitated the recovery of protein devoid of fat. A
mechanism for the differential partitioning of whey proteins and oils is also proposed.
 
Date 2020
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/14234/1/Fluid%20Phase%20Equilibria%20503%20%282020%29%20112314.pdf
Vijaya Santhi, L. and Hrishikesh, A. Tavanandi and Richa, Sharma and Prabhakar, G. and Raghavarao, K. S. M. S. (2020) Differential partitioning of coconut whey proteins and fat using aqueous two phase extraction. Fluid Phase Equilibria (2020) 112314, 503.