Mathematical modeling of supercritical fluid extraction of oil from canola and sesame seeds

Mathematical modeling of supercritical fluid extraction of oil from canola and sesame seeds with a two-phase model was performed in this work. A model based on differential mass balance was used to correlate the experimental data. Different adsorption isotherm models (Henry, Freundlich and Brunauer, Emmet and Teller (BET)) were used to describe the equilibrium state. Three model parameters such as effective diffusivity (Deff), mass transfer coefficient (Kf) and axial dispersion coefficient (Dax) of the bed were used as fitting parameters. The experimental data for yields were obtained at press...