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Table 2 Overview of storage conditions for rubber seeds, RSO and RSO ethyl ester

From: The influence of storage time on relevant product properties of rubber seeds, rubber seed oil and rubber seed oil ethyl esters

Material

Storage conditions

Measured property

Rubber seeds

No pre-treatment (NPT), seeds stored in a crate (50 × 30 cm), in layers of 18 cm at 27 °C

Humidity, temperature, moisture content, oil content (after Soxhlet extraction), acid value (after isolation)

Rubber seeds

Pre-treatment (PT) at 60 °C for 3 days, seeds stored in a crate (50 × 30 cm), in layers of 18 cm at 27 °C

Humidity, temperature, moisture content, oil content (after Soxhlet extraction), acid value (after isolation)

RSO

Stored in a closed container at 27 °C

Acid value

RSO ethyl esters

Stored in a closed container at 27 °C

Acid value