Abstract: A method for squalene extraction from a seed oil includes converting fatty acids of the seed oil into soap by subjecting the seed oil to a saponification reaction to obtain a saponified product, and adsorbing the fatty acids of the seed oil on surfaces of iron oxide nanoparticles to obtain iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids. The method may further include washing the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids with a polar solvent to obtain a third mixture including a polar phase and the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids, separating the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids from the third mixture by a magnetic field, mixing the polar phase with a non-polar solvent and distilled water to obtain a two-phase solution, the two-phase solution including a non-polar phase and an aqueous phase, and separating and drying the non-polar phase to obtain squalene.

Abstract: A method for squalene extraction from a seed oil includes converting fatty acids of the seed oil into soap by subjecting the seed oil to a saponification reaction to obtain a saponified product, and adsorbing the fatty acids of the seed oil on surfaces of iron oxide nanoparticles to obtain iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids. The method may further include washing the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids with a polar solvent to obtain a third mixture including a polar phase and the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids, separating the iron oxide nanoparticles coated with fatty acids from the third mixture by a magnetic field, mixing the polar phase with a non-polar solvent and distilled water to obtain a two-phase solution, the two-phase solution including a non-polar phase and an aqueous phase, and separating and drying the non-polar phase to obtain squalene.