Recovery of free lutein from tagetes erecta: Determination of suitable saponification and crystallization conditions

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Vechpanich, Janya ^a   Shotipruk, Artiwan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Lutein; Lutein fatty acid esters; Marigold flower

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION TIME; FATTY ACID ESTERS; KOH SOLUTION; LUTEIN; LUTEIN ESTERS; LUTEIN FATTY ACID ESTERS; MARIGOLD FLOWERS; SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION; TAGETES ERECTA; VOLUME RATIO; WATER ETHANOL MIXTURES; WATER-ETHANOL; WATER-ISOPROPANOL MIXTURES; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESTERIFICATION; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RESINS;

ESTERS;

EID: 78751619892     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.506904     Document Type: Article

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