Abstract

Abubakar I75308*, Sodipo OA75309 and Zakariyya HB75310

In this study, the foaming potentials of saponins from the seeds of Balanites aegyptiaca (DEL) were assessed by evaluating the foam heights of the crude saponin extract in comparison with commercially available detergents, including Tween 80 and Triton-X-100, at varying concentrations of 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 1.0%. The foam heights of the various extracts were analyzed statistically using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine differences at 0 minutes, 1 minute, 5 minutes and T (hour).

The results showed that the crude saponin extract, as well as Tween 80 and Triton-X-100 solutions p>0.05, were not significantly different.

The crude saponin extract formed foam with the highest height of 3.35 ± 0.13 cm at a concentration of 1.0% at the initial time, with a foaming time of 4.68 ± 0.32 hours. It was observed that the crude saponin extract exhibited significant foam power and foam stability compared to the other extracts and was regarded as metastable at a concentration of 0.5%. The foam power of the crude saponin extract solution from the seeds was found to be 19.2% of the 0.5% Triton-X-100 solution, while the foam power of the 0.5% crude saponin extract solution was 28.8% of the 0.5% Tween 80 solution.