FINAL YEAR PROJECT TITLE: WET
EXTRACTION OF INULIN FROM SISAL BOLE
INTRODUCTION
 Inulin
are group of naturally occurring
water-soluble prebiotic fiber or
polysaccharides produced by many types of
plants like onion, leeks, garlic, asparangus,
Jerusalem artichoke and many other foods.
 Sisal
bole is a part of the 98% of the sisal
biomass which is traditionally counted as
waste. Sisal boles as a raw material for
extraction of Inulin are advantageous since it
is not competing with food.
 Extraction
is the separation of medicinally
active portion of plant using selective
solvent through standard procedures.
PROBLEM STATEMENT

Inulin demand in Tanzania is increasing
since it is used most in food industries,
medical purposes. Various cheap natural
source such as sisal boles could be used to
extract inulin at low cost compared to
imported inulin at the same concentration.

This project aimed at extracting inulin from
aqueous extract of agave sisalana boles
(sisal bole) so as to increase potential of
local market
OBJECTIVES
MAIN OBJECTIVE
 Wet
Extraction of Inulin from sisal bole
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 Determination
 Determination
of moisture content
of inulin extraction yield.
Figure 1: Block diagram which shows extraction of inulin from sisal
bole