期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2018
卷号：7
期号：10
页码：10543-10548
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2018.0710066
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：This study was aimed to extract oil from Carica papaya L. seeds by solvent extraction with petroleum
ether. The extraction process was carried out for 36 hours and reddish yellow coloured oil (24.01%) was obtained.
Esterification and saponification of extracted seed oil can be carried out by using different catalyst. But in this study the
extracted oil was esterified with BF3-methanolic solution and the percentages of fatty acids were estimated as the
methyl esters of fatty acids by Gas Chromatography. The fatty acid compositions of Carica papaya L. seed oil were
oleic (78.88%), palmitic (15.96%), stearic (4.71%) and arachidic (0.44%) acids. It was implied that the unsaturated
fatty acid of the seed oil was more than the saturated one. On the basis of this result, the papaya seed oil can be
considered as potential source of oleic acid and alternative source of vegetable oils.
