Extraction and Characterization of White Mucana Pruriens Var. Utilis Seed Oil

PRELIMINARY PAGES

• Title page
• Approval page
• Dedication
• Acknowledgement
• Table of Contents
• Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

• 1.0 Preamble
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Objective of Study
• 1.3 Scope of Work

CHAPTER TWO

• 2.0 Literature Review
• 2.1 Fats and Oils
• 2.2.0 Components of Mucuna Seeds
• 2.2.1 Nutritional Properties
• 2.2.2 Antinutritional Properties
• 2.2.3 Pharmaceutical Properties
• 2.3.0 Plant Fatty Acids and Oil
• 2.4.1 Rendering
• 2.4.2 Pressing Or Expelling
• 2.4.3 Solvent Method
• 2.4.4 Supercritical Method
• 2.4.5 Enzyme Method
• 2.5.0 Reactions of Fats and Oils
• 2.5.1 Rancidification
• 2.5.2 Hydrogenation
• 2.6.0 Properties of Lipids
• 2.6.1 Chemical Indices
• 2.6.2 Physical Indices
• 2.7.0 Uses of Fats and Oil
• 2.7.1 Food Industry
• 2.7.2 Fats In Soap and Detergent Industry
• 2.7.3 Fats in the Coating Industry
• 2.7.4 Fats in the Cosmetic Industry
• 2.7.5 Fats In Pharmaceutical Indsutry

CHAPTER THREE

• 3.0 Materials and Methods
• 3.1 Sourcing of Samples
• 3.2 Preparation of Samples
• 3.3 Oil Extraction
• 3.3.1 Determination of Percentage Oil Yield
• 3.4 Determination of Percentage Moisture
• 3.5.0 Oil Analysis
• 3.5.1 Determination of Relative Density
• 3.5.2 Determination of Melting Temperature
• 3.5.3 Determination of Iodine Value
• 3.5.4 Determination of Peroxide Value
• 3.5.5 Determination of Ph of the Oil
• 3.5.6 Determination of Acid Value
• 3.5.7 Determination of Saponification Value
• 3.5.8 Fatty Acid Composition Using Tlc
• 3.5.9 Fatty Acid Profile of the Oil Using Glc

CHAPTER FOUR

• 4.0 Results and Discussion
• 4.1 Results
• 4.2 Discussion
• 4.3 Conclusion

REFERENCES

APPENDIX i

APPENDIX ii