Matrix effects in supercritical CO2 extraction of essential oils from plant material
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2009
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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
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In this work, we reviewed the effect of the solid matrix in the supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) extraction of essentials oils from plant material. A diffusional model was adopted that assumed the substrate is as an homogeneous solid and the partition of essential oils between the solid substrate and the SC-CO2 phases is constant. The model was fitted to literature data from several plant materials (relevant solute identified between parenthesis): chamomile flowers (alpha-bisabolol), lavender flowers (camphor), oregano bracts (thymol), pennyroyal leaves and flowers (menthol), and sage leaves (1,8-cineole). Based on values of binary diffusion coefficient of the solute in the solvent (D-12) from a literature correlation, and the best-fit values of effective diffusivity of the Solute in the solid matrix (D-e) we estimated the value of the so-called microstructural factor (MF), which is defined as the ratio between D-12 and D-e which ranged from 420 for pennyroyal to 25,000 for oregano. MF encompasses several factors, mainly related with to the microstructure of the substrate, that affect the extraction rate of a solid substrate with a solvent. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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Extraction, Essential oils, Mathematical modeling, Solid matrix, Supercritical CO2, CARBON-DIOXIDE EXTRACTION, INTERNAL MASS-TRANSFER, FLUID EXTRACTION, COMPRESSED CO2, DIFFUSION, FRACTIONATION, COEFFICIENTS, OLEORESIN, TRICHOMES, PRESSURE