Alternative Solvents for Natural Products Extraction

✍ Scribed by Farid Chemat, Maryline Abert Vian (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 323
Series: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book presents a complete picture of the current state-of-the-art in alternative and green solvents used for laboratory and industrial natural product extraction in terms of the latest innovations, original methods and safe products. It provides the necessary theoretical background and details on extraction, techniques, mechanisms, protocols, industrial applications, safety precautions and environmental impacts. This book is aimed at professionals from industry, academicians engaged in extraction engineering or natural product chemistry research, and graduate level students. The individual chapters complement one another, were written by respected international researchers and recognized professionals from the industry, and address the latest efforts in the field. It is also the first sourcebook to focus on the rapid developments in this field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
In Silico Search for Alternative Green Solvents....Pages 1-24
Solvent-Free Extraction: Myth or Reality?....Pages 25-38
Supercritical Fluid Extraction: A Global Perspective of the Fundamental Concepts of this Eco-Friendly Extraction Technique....Pages 39-72
Subcritical Water as a Green Solvent for Plant Extraction....Pages 73-89
Liquefied Dimethyl Ether: An Energy-Saving, Green Extraction Solvent....Pages 91-106
Ethyl Lactate Main Properties, Production Processes, and Applications....Pages 107-125
Ionic Liquids as Alternative Solvents for Extraction of Natural Products....Pages 127-166
Enzymatic Aqueous Extraction (EAE)....Pages 167-204
Terpenes as Green Solvents for Natural Products Extraction....Pages 205-219
Emulsion Extraction of Bio-products: Influence of Bio-diluents on Extraction of Gallic Acid....Pages 221-235
Gluconic Acid as a New Green Solvent for Recovery of Polysaccharides by Clean Technologies....Pages 237-251
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran: Main Properties, Production Processes, and Application in Extraction of Natural Products....Pages 253-268
Innovative Technologies Used at Pilot Plant and Industrial Scales in Water-Extraction Processes....Pages 269-315

✦ Subjects

Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Biochemistry, general; Environmental Chemistry; Biochemical Engineering

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