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 …

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 …

Citrus medica (Citron) is an underutilized fruit plant having various bioactive components in
all parts of the plant. The major bioactive compounds present are iso-limonene, citral …

The increasing interest of consumers in functional foods has brought about a rise in demand
for functional ingredients obtained using “natural” processes. In this review, new …

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 …

Spices are the building blocks of flavor in foods. This research work was focused on two
important spices, ie, ginger and cumin. Ginger and cumin both are recognized for their …

Medicinal plants are traditionally used in folk medicine as natural healing remedies with
therapeutic effects such as prevention of cardiovascular diseases, inflammation disorders, or …

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 …

This paper reports the assessment of chemical profile and antibacterial activity of ginger
(Zingiber officinale Roscoe) roots extracts using supercritical CO 2 as solvent. The effects of …