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This study reports the extraction of kiwifruit seed oil using compressed propane as solvent and its modeling based on the Brunauer–ETmmett–Teller theory of adsorption. Temperature and pressure were the variables investigated on the kinetics of extraction. The overall extraction yields were compared with the Soxhlet extraction with n‐hexane. Most of extraction conditions using compressed propane have presented high extraction rates and overall extraction yield of 31.7 ± 1.4%. The kinetic model used showed to be able and very reliable to correlate the different conditions of extraction with compressed propane. Furthermore, the alternative extraction technique investigated in this work was found to be suitable for the oil extraction from kiwifruit seeds after short times of extraction. Practical Applications Compressed propane extraction is an environment‐friendly technology that can be efficiently used in oilseed extractions. A product that is free of residual solvent and without degradation of thermolabile compounds highlights the use of compressed propane as solvent for applications in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The kiwifruit seed oil, which is predominately constituted by α‐linolenic acid (ALA), was efficiently extracted using compressed propane with a maximum extraction yield in a short time of extraction. The mathematical model applied to represent the kinetics of extraction is based on three parameters with physical meaning and it may be easily and reliably used in modeling, design, simulation and optimization, as well as in the scale‐up of this extraction process.

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A chemometric analysis was developed to correlate physical properties with the composition of four-compound systems.

This study reports experimental kinetic data and modeling for the extraction of oil from kiwifruit seeds by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) with ethanol. The fatty acid profi le, tocopherol and total lipids content in the oil obtained were determined. The variables temperature and ultrasonic power were investigated based on the oil extraction yields using a central composite experimental design. The overall yields obtained were compared to conventional Soxhlet extraction with n-hexane and with ethanol. The extractions presented high extraction rates with overall yield ranged between 19 and 33%, and the extraction yields increased with the temperature. The fatty acid profi le showed a high content of omega-3 fatty acids (63.20%) and the Vitamin E content was 14.97 ± 0.38 mg/100 g oil, with ɤ-tocopherol constituting 49% of the total tocopherol. A secondorder kinetic model was applied to describe the ultrasound extraction process under diff erent conditions. The numerical results were compared with the experimental extraction yields and presented a good correlation. The extraction technique investigated was found to be suitable for extraction of oil from kiwifruit seeds, in which the great potential of kiwifruit oil obtained from UAE was demonstrated.