Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4514517 | Industrial Crops and Products | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Response Surface Methodology (RSM) via Central Composite Design (CCD) was used to optimize the alkaline hydrolysis of paddy straw to improve ferulic acid extraction. The parameters involved, namely temperature (°C), concentration of NaOH (M) and duration of extraction (h) are screened by Full Factorial Studies (FFD). The result obtained from FFD was 0.518% (5.18 mg/g). The interactions between each parameters involved were studied using Central Composite Design (CCD). Upon optimization, the percentage of ferulic acid improved from 0.518% to 0.817% (8.17 mg/g). The optimum conditions obtained from this study are 125 °C, 3.90 M, 2.30 h for temperature, concentration of NaOH and extraction time, respectively. This result shows a significant improvement than the previous published work. Details of the experimental design, statistical analysis and interpretation are discussed below.
► In this conducted study we have successfully extracted ferulic acid from paddy straw using alkaline hydrolysis method. ► The optimization study has successfully increased the concentration of ferulic acid from 0.518% (w/w) which was obtained from Full Factorial Design (FFD) study to 0.817% (w/w) using CCD. ► The obtained value using optimization tools showed higher concentration of ferulic acid which was 0.871% (w/w) compared to previous published work which obtained 0.5% (w/w). ► The utilization of lignocellulosic biomass can reduce the greenhouse effect carried out by open burning of paddy straw.