Fabrication of a citric acid-crosslinked β-cyclodextrin/silica composite and its selective adsorption of cholesterol from crude fish oil
A novel β-cyclodextrin-modified silica composite (β-CD-SiO2) was prepared by in situ thermal esterification for selective elimination of cholesterol in tuna oil refining. Characterisations revealed the effective immobilisation of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) onto mesoporous silica (mean pore size 24.40 nm). The adsorption kin...