Table 5
The experimental conditions and the oil yield from the passion fruit seeds, using
different solvents in ultrasound extraction.
Experiment Independent variables Yield
(%) Solvent Seed to solvent
ratio
Extraction time
(min)
01 Acetone 1/4 15 19.0
02 Acetone 1/4 30 19.4
03 Acetone 1/4 60 23.8
04 Acetone 1/6 15 21.5
05 Acetone 1/6 30 19.6
06 Acetone 1/6 60 23.4
07 Acetone 1/8 15 19.1
08 Acetone 1/8 30 20.3
09 Acetone 1/8 60 23.6
10 Ethanol 1/4 15 15.3
11 Ethanol 1/4 30 16.3
12 Ethanol 1/4 60 16.6
13 Ethanol 1/6 15 14.5
14 Ethanol 1/6 30 17.3
15 Ethanol 1/6 60 19.5
16 Ethanol 1/8 15 13.6
17 Ethanol 1/8 30 14.4
18 Ethanol 1/8 60 18.3
19 Isopropanol 1/4 15 11.6
20 Isopropanol 1/4 30 13.4
21 Isopropanol 1/4 60 15.1
22 Isopropanol 1/6 15 14.3
23 Isopropanol 1/6 30 13.3
24 Isopropanol 1/6 60 15.0
25 Isopropanol 1/8 15 12.7
26 Isopropanol 1/8 30 17.9
27 Isopropanol 1/8 60 19.6
28 Hexane 1/4 15 17.5
29 Hexane 1/4 30 17.5
30 Hexane 1/4 60 16.9
31 Hexane 1/6 15 18.2
32 Hexane 1/6 30 19.6
33 Hexane 1/6 60 17.7
34 Hexane 1/8 15 17.3
35 Hexane 1/8 30 19.5
36 Hexane 1/8 60 21.2