• EXTRACTION OF OIL FROM AFRICAN STAR APPLE (CHRYSOPHYLLUM AFRICANUM) SEED USING SOLVENT EXTRACTION


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Oil is extracted from locally purchased African Star apple using Sochlet extractor.  Knowledge and information regarding the elemental composition of the fruits are very essential both to the human nutritionist and the horticulturist since minerals play vital roles in the life of both the human being and plants. ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Chrysophyllum africanum (African Star apple propagation is by seed either by encouraging natural regeneration or plantation traditionally.  The sapwood is pale yellow and takes a good polish.  It is fine grained, hard and tough polishes well.It is used in carving and tourney.  The seeds yield edible oil, which is sometimes used in Ashanti for making soap.  The latex is used as birdlime, the back is also used medically, often sold in the market and the tree is usually grown for this purpose.In parts of Anambra and Imo States, this tree (African Star Apple) forms the focal po ... Continue Reading