Alkanol Ammonia Extraction of Rapeseed Meal

Canola and Rapeseed

“…This work has resulted in a number of significant advances toward these goals. It was demonstrated that treatment of defatted canola meal with methanol containing anhydrous ammonia lowered its glucosinolate content to less than 1.6 ~mol/g (Diosady et al 1985b). However, the solubility of oil in methanol is low.…”