Formulating of Fruit Coating Wax by Using Fat from Palm Oil Industrial Wastewater as Raw Materials

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จุฑามณี แสงสว่าง
อรอนงค์ ผิวนิล
เกษม จันทร์แก้ว
ไพบูลย์ ประพฤติธรรม
ศรันยา คุณะดิลก
วัลลภ อารีรบ

Abstract

Grease in palm oil industry’s wastewater was collected using grease trap. Fat was separated from grease in watsewater by mixing acetic acid 5% (3:1), 3,000 rpm, 15 minutes centrifugation. Three layers were formed: fat, liquid and sludge. Fat was collected and cleaned by centrifugation with pure water at 3,000 rpm speed, 15 minutes, 3 times. Metalic contaminants in wastewater, crude fat and cleaned fat were tested. The reults showed that Fe, Mn and Zn were decreased after centrifugation, while Cu and Al were increased. After cleaning processes Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were greatly decreased. Al in cleaned fat was considered as nontoxic metal. Cleaned fat was used as raw materials of fruit coating wax (TH-ENV wax). Product of this study is TH-ENV wax, a bilayer composite wax.  Ingredients were fat, Siam weed extracts, Tacca’s starch in water (3:1), chitosan and water (30, 5, 10, 5, 50 % v/v respectively). Triton X-100 was emulsifier. Wax efficiencies were tested on banana. Gas chromotography was investigated to study on CO2 and C2H4 released from banana fruit per hour at day 1, day 3 and day 5.  The results showed that no significantly difference in releasing of CO2 and C2H4 from TH-ENV wax coated, commercial wax coated  and unwaxed banana (a = 0.01). At day 5 of storage deteroriation, change in peel color, change in peel texture, an increase in pulp softness were found in the TH-ENV coated bananas while no deterioration, change in peel color, peel texture, and pulp firmness were observed in commercial wax coated bananas. Unwaxed bananas (control) began deteriorating at day 3 of storage.

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แสงสว่าง จ., ผิวนิล อ., จันทร์แก้ว เ., ประพฤติธรรม ไ., คุณะดิลก ศ., & อารีรบ ว. (2019). Formulating of Fruit Coating Wax by Using Fat from Palm Oil Industrial Wastewater as Raw Materials. Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Research Journal, 11(2), 366–385. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rmutsvrj/article/view/189320
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จุฑามณี แสงสว่าง, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

อรอนงค์ ผิวนิล, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

เกษม จันทร์แก้ว, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University.

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

ไพบูลย์ ประพฤติธรรม, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

ศรันยา คุณะดิลก, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University

Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Chatuchuk, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

วัลลภ อารีรบ, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand