Decontamination of groundnut oil from aflatoxin by adsorption-cum-filtration.

Basappa, S. C. and Sreenivasa Murthy, V. (1979) Decontamination of groundnut oil from aflatoxin by adsorption-cum-filtration. Indian Journal of Technology, 17 (11). 440-441, 7 ref..

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Abstract

Attempts were made at laboratory and pilot plant level to remove aflatoxin from groundnut oil by using filter pads. The filter pads tried were (i) Celite and salt (1:10), (ii) activated fullers' earth and salt (1:2 and 1:10), and (iii) kaolin and salt (1:2). Of these (iii) proved best for removing aflatoxin, but the rate of filtration was low. Hence (ii) with 1:2 ratio proved most efficient (96% aflatoxin removed) and rapid. This was further used to remove aflatoxin on a pilot scale employing a plate-and-frame filter press, the efficiency being 88-90% for removal of aflatoxin. The pad can be used to filter 200 kg oil at a filtration rate of 12 kg oil/h, the aflatoxin content in filtered oil being 0.025 p.p.m.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	AFLATOXINS-; groundnut oils, aflatoxins adsorption-filtration removal from; SORPTION-; FILTRATION-; GROUNDNUT-OILS; aflatoxins adsorption-filtration removal from groundnut oils
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 10 Food Microorganisms 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 19 Lipids-oils/fats
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2014 12:21
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2014 12:21
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6891

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