Table 6. Changes in yield, acid value, and optical density (OD) affected by different treatment quantities of 20% sodium hydroxide solution

20% NaOHtreatment (%) Yields (%) Acid value(mg KOH/g) OD(480 nm)
Degummed oil 100±0.00a1) 17.29±0.02a 2.78
3 78.86±0.52b 4.65±0.02b 1.39
4 77.33±0.67c 1.60±0.01c 1.16
5 75.38±0.12d 0.27±0.02d 1.06
6 72.11±0.41e 0.17±0.03e 0.99
7 70.41±0.33f 0.15±0.01e 0.97
Values are mean±SD (n=3). Means with the different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).