Metal-Organic Frameworks as Sorbents for Purification of Vegetable Oils

Resumo

The ability of cobalt-, iron-, and zinc-containing framework compounds to take up impurities (free fatty acids and peroxide compounds) from linseed, false fl ax, and sunfl ower oil was studied. These framework structures improve the physicochemical properties and quality of the vegetable oils tested. The metal-organic frameworks surpass in performance the traditionally used industrial and natural sorbents. The sorbents tested preserve the performance for no less than five cycles.