RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Supercritical fluid extraction of fish oil from fish by-products: A comparison with other extraction methods A1 Rubio Rodríguez, Nuria A1 Diego Rupérez, Sara Mª de A1 Beltrán Calvo, Sagrario A1 Jaime Moreno, Isabel A1 Sanz Díez, Mª Teresa A1 Rovira Carballido, Jordi K1 Fish oil K1 Omega-3 fatty acids K1 Supercritical fluid extraction K1 Carbon dioxide K1 Chemical engineering K1 Ingeniería química AB Fish and fish by-products are the main natural source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, especiallyEPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), both of them with a great importance inthe food and pharmaceutical industries. Comparing to conventional fish oil extraction processes suchas cold extraction, wet reduction or enzymatic extraction, supercritical fluid extraction with carbon dioxideunder moderate conditions (25 MPa and 313 K) may be useful for reducing fish oil oxidation, especiallywhen fish oil is rich in omega-3 such as salmon oil, and the amount of certain impurities, suchas some species of arsenic. Furthermore, taking profit of the advantages of supercritical carbon dioxideas extractive solvent, a coupled extraction-fractionation process is proposed as a way to remove free fattyacids and improve fish oil quality, alternatively to physical and chemical refining procedures. PB Elsevier SN 0260-8774 YR 2012 FD 2012-03 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4280 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4280 LA eng NO Ministry of Educationand Science (CTQ2005-07301), Junta de Castilla y León (GR 167)and Pescanova S.A. (Spain) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 20-abr-2024