Table 6
The experimental conditions and the oil yield from the passion fruit seeds, using
different solvents in shaker extraction.
Experiment Independent variables Yield
(%)
Solvent Seed to solvent
ratio
Extraction time
(hr)
01 Acetone 1/4 8 20.5
02 Acetone 1/4 16 17.4
03 Acetone 1/4 24 18.6
04 Acetone 1/6 8 19.0
05 Acetone 1/6 16 16.8
06 Acetone 1/6 24 19.2
07 Acetone 1/8 8 21.6
08 Acetone 1/8 16 21.0
09 Acetone 1/8 24 21.5
10 Ethanol 1/4 8 18.2
11 Ethanol 1/4 16 13.7
12 Ethanol 1/4 24 14.7
13 Ethanol 1/6 8 16.5
14 Ethanol 1/6 16 16.2
15 Ethanol 1/6 24 18.7
16 Ethanol 1/8 8 18.0
17 Ethanol 1/8 16 16.4
18 Ethanol 1/8 24 18.9
19 Isopropanol 1/4 8 16.9
20 Isopropanol 1/4 16 17.0
21 Isopropanol 1/4 24 17.9
22 Isopropanol 1/6 8 20.3
23 Isopropanol 1/6 16 18.7
24 Isopropanol 1/6 24 16.9
25 Isopropanol 1/8 8 18.9
26 Isopropanol 1/8 16 17.4
27 Isopropanol 1/8 24 20.4
28 Hexane 1/4 8 23.6
29 Hexane 1/4 16 23.4
30 Hexane 1/4 24 22.2
31 Hexane 1/6 8 24.9
32 Hexane 1/6 16 24.3
33 Hexane 1/6 24 23.1
34 Hexane 1/8 8 23.1
35 Hexane 1/8 16 24.0
36 Hexane 1/8 24 18.0