Concentration of flavonoids and phenolic compounds in aqueous and ethanolic propolis extracts through nanofiltration

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-539

  Mello, Beatriz C B S ^a   Petrus, José Carlos Cunha ^b   Hubinger, Miriam Dupas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Membrane concentration; Nanofiltration; Phenolic compounds; Propolis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; ETHANOL EXTRACT; ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS; ETHANOLIC SOLUTION; FERULIC ACIDS; FLAVONOIDS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEMBRANE CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE PROCESS; PHENOLIC ACIDS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POLAR COMPOUNDS; PROPOLIS; RETENTATE; RETENTION INDEX; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHENOLS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 70350570596     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.08.040     Document Type: Article

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