Rasio Bekatul Padi dengan Pelarut pada Ekstraksi Minyak Bekatul Padi

Abstract

Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from rice bran. This is edible oil that is very good for health so that potential as a functional food, and can be develop the agroindustry. Solvent extraction process is done using n-heksane and ethanol. The purpose of this study was to determine the best ratio of rice bran with n-heksane and ethanol to obtain the highest percentage of the oil. The main ingredient of this study is rice bran, n-heksane and ethanol. The extraction process is done at a temperature of 55° C, 200 rpm for 5 hours. The results showed that the best ratio of bran and n-heksan to produce  the ultimate percentage of oil is 1: 7 that is equal to 7,53%, as well as the best ratio of bran and ethanol to produce the ultimate percentage of oil is 1: 6 that is equal to 8,49%.