In many industrial processes, large quantities of volatile and flammable organic solvents are
used in various reaction systems and separation steps define a major part of the …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the extraction of essential oils from plants
by the supercritical fluid extraction technique. However, other interesting information …

The properties of the supercritical fluid near the critical point can be changed by varying the
pressure and temperature, allowing selective and faster extraction. Supercritical fluids …

Along more than a decade, R&D on supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of vegetable matrices
has been increasingly reported in the literature. Aiming at portraying the current state of this …

Aromatic and medicinal plants, like rosemary, oregano, sage, and winter savory, are rich
sources of polyphenols. During the last decades, several researchers have tried to recover …

Supercritical extraction and fractionation of natural matter is one of the early and most
studied applications in the field of supercritical fluids. In the last 10 years, studies on the …

The use of supercritical fluids, especially carbon dioxide, in the extraction of plant volatile
components has increased during two last decades due to the expected advantages of the …

The present study describes the chemical composition and the antioxidant activity of spent
coffee grounds and coffee husks extracts, obtained by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) …

Separation and purification processes play a critical role in biorefineries and their optimal
selection, design and operation to maximise product yields and improve overall process …

Supercritical fluid extraction (SCFE), based on the utilization of a fluid under supercritical
conditions, is a technology suitable for extraction and purification of a variety of compounds …