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Recent extraction techniques for natural products: microwave‐assisted extraction and pressurised solvent extraction
Author(s) -
Kaufmann Béatrice,
Christen Philippe
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/pca.631
Subject(s) - chemistry , extraction (chemistry) , solvent , chromatography , analyte , solvent extraction , volume (thermodynamics) , process engineering , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Abstract In the last 10 years there has been an increased interest in using techniques involving microwave‐assisted extraction and pressurised solvent extraction in analytical laboratories. This review gives a brief overview of both methods, and reports on their application to the extraction of natural products. The influence of parameters such as the nature of the solvent and volume, temperature, time and particle size of the matrix is discussed. Through numerous examples, it is demonstrated that both techniques allow reduced solvent consumption and shorter extraction times, while the extraction yields of the analytes are equivalent to or even higher than those obtained with conventional methods. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.