Scale-Up Extraction of Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet Using a Turbo Extractor Distillator (TED) by Applying Constant Mass Transfer Coefficient

Rahimah  Sabtu; Rosnani Hasham@Hisham; Siti Hasyimah Suhaimi; Mohd Azrie Awang; Noor Amirah Azelan

doi:10.11113/mjfas.v21n3.3915

Authors

Rahimah Sabtu ᵃInstitute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; ᵇFaculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Rosnani Hasham@Hisham ᵃInstitute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; ᵇFaculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Siti Hasyimah Suhaimi Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Azrie Awang Faculty of Food Science And Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Noor Amirah Azelan Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v21n3.3915

Keywords:

Zingiber zerumbet, Zingiber officinale, scaling up, mass transfer coefficient, turbo extractor distillatory.

Abstract

The scale-up studies of Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet extraction process were performed by investigating the constant mass transfer coefficient, kLa values in a 2L lab-scale. After determining the values of kLa on the 2L lab-scale by using Enhanced Diffusion Solid-Liquid Extraction (EDSLE) model , the limitations for the operating parameters in the 200L pilot-scale Turbo Extractor Distillator (TED) were computed. Impeller speeds, 200-600 rpm for 2L lab-scale and 50-500 rpm for 200L pilot-scale were manipulated to provide a condition similar to the 2L lab-scale. The optimal scale-up extraction conditions for Zingiber officinale were 90 minutes, 1:20 solid-to-solvent ratio, and 520 µm (powdered) particle size, while for Zingiber zerumbet, 90 minutes, 1:20 solid-to-solvent ratio, and 710 µm (powdered) particle size. By adjusting the operation speed, the 400-rpm speed gave the best fit with the highest R-squared above 0.9997 at the same time a constant kLa was kept as low as possible at both scales, 29.9769 m/min t 2L lab-scale and 28.5432 m/min at 200L pilot-scale. These results indicate that the model can be used to predict and describe the scale-up of the extraction process while maintaining process efficiency, providing a systematic approach to optimize large-scale herbal extraction with controlled operating parameters and reproducible results.

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