Supercritical CO2 extraction of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) from the cyanobacterium arthrospira (spirulina)maxima: Experiments and modeling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Mendes, Rui L ^a   Reis, Alberto D ^a   Pereira, Ana P ^b   Cardoso, Miguel T ^b   Palavra, António F ^b   Coelho, José P ^c  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arthrospira maxima; Plug flow model; Linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

Γ-LINOLENIC ACID (GLA); INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; POLAR COMPOUNDS;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

GAS SEPARATION; MICROORGANISM; PLUG FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA MAXIMA;

EID: 10844246416     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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