International Journal of Agricultural Research1816-48972152-2553Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ijar.2017.82.87Akretche-KelfatSoraya FerhatZoulikha AmialiMalek 22017122Objective: The objective of this study was to test the possibility of using a by-product of vegetable origin for the extraction of vegetable oils. An opportunity to find a substitute for n-hexane for the extraction of vegetable oils is studied. The d-limonene is an agricultural by-product that is used in various fields. It can also be used as a green solvent, replacing n-hexane, which is responsible for environmental problems. Extraction yields of 8 vegetable oils and their fatty acid profiles were studied. Materials and Methods: Oils were extracted from oilseeds with a Soxhlet apparatus, fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) were prepared according to AOCS Official method Ce 2-66 (1989). The GC-MS analyses were carried out in a Shimadzu QP2010 gas chromatography coupled with an ion trap mass spectrometer. Results: The findings of this study were that d-limonene allowed to obtain higher yields without changing the fatty acid composition of different oils compared to n-hexane extraction, the d-limonene is proposed as an alternative to n-hexane for the extraction of vegetable oils. Conclusion: The d-limonene has been verified as an efficient solvent for the extraction of vegetable oil using 8 different natural sources. This makes the use of d-limonene as an extraction solvent of vegetable oils, an attractive alternative to n-hexane in accordance with new regulations related to the use of organic solvents.]]>Soxhlet, F.,1879232461465Jensen, W.B.,20078419131914Lacoste, F., E. Brenne and J.L. Coustille,20018167173Evrard, J.,2003105760Johnson, L.A. and E.W. Lusas,198360229242ISO.,19981998Virot, M., V. Tomao, C. Ginies and F. Chemat,2008n-hexane.]]>68311313AOCS.,1989Kornsteiner, M., K.H. Wagner and I. Elmadfa,200698381387Enig, M.G.,2000Vol. 1,Pages: 334Pages: 334Ali, Q. and M. Ashraf,2011Zea mays L.) under water deficit conditions.]]>71249259Virot, M., V. Tomao, C. Ginies, F. Visinoni and F. Chemat,20081196-11975764Conseil Oleicole International,20112011Fine, F., M.A. Vian, A.S.F. Tixier, P. Carre, X. Pages and F. Chemat,20132013Li, Y., F. Fine, A.S. Fabiano-Tixier, M. Abert-Vian, P. Carre, X. Pages and F. Chemat,201417242251Mamidipally, P.K. and S.X. Liu,2004106122125Liu, S.X. and P.K. Mamidipally,200582209215Virot, M., V. Tomao, C. Ginies, F. Visinoni and F. Chemat,20081196-1197147152Zhang, Q.A., Z.Q. Zhang, X.F. Yue, X.H. Fan, T. Li and S.F. Chen,2009116513518Gecgel, U., T. Gumus, M. Tasan, O. Daglioglu and M. Arici,201180578581Kapseu, C.,200916215229Fassinou, W.F., A. Sako, A. Fofana, K.B. Koua and S. Toure,20103549494954Silva, L., J. Pinto, J. Carrola and F. Paiva-Martins,201012111771187Kim, J., D.N. Kim, S.H. Lee, S. Yoo and S. Lee,2010118398402Fabbri, D., V. Baravelli, G. Chiavari and S. Prati,20051100218222Pereira, J.A., I. Oliveira, A. Sousa, I.C.F.R. Ferreira, A. Bento and L. Estevinho,2008Juglans regia L.) cultivars.]]>4621032111Moser, B.R.,201292231238Ucciani, E.,19956th Edn.,Mexis, S.F. and M.G. Kontominas,2009Anacardium occidentale L.).]]>4215011507Yang, J.,20094215731580Hannachi, H., M. Msallem, S.B. Elhadj and M. El Gazzah,2007Olea europaea L.) en Tunisie. [Influence of the geographical locations on the agronomical and technological potentialities of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) in Tunisia].]]>330135142Virot, M., V. Tomao, G. Colnagui, F. Visinoni and F. Chemat,20071174138144Bester, E., B. Butinar, M. Bucar-Miklavcic and T. Golob,2008108446454Allalout, A., D. Krichene, K. Methenni, A. Taamalli, I. Daoud and M. Zarrouk,20091207783Boselli, E., G. Di Lecce, R. Strabbioli, G. Pieralisi and N.G. Frega,200942748757Veillet, S., V. Tomao, I. Bornard, K. Ruiz and F. Chemat,200912895904Azlan, A., K.N. Prasad, H.E. Khoo, N. Abdul-Aziz, A. Mohamad, A. Ismail and Z. Amom,2010Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai), olive and palm oils.]]>23772776Moussaoui, R. and A. Youyou,2005234751Che, F., I. Sarantopoulos, T. Tsoutsos and V. Gekas,201236427431