Natural rubber quantification in sunflower using an automated solvent extractor

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 469-475

  Pearson, C H ^a   Cornish, K ^b   McMahan, C M ^c   Rath, D J ^a   Whalen, M ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Yulex Corporation   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetone extractables; Alternative crops; Hexane extractables; Industrial crops; Methanol extractables; Rubber quality

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ACETONE EXTRACTION; AUTOMATED OPERATIONS; CROP PLANTS; EXTRACTABLES; EXTRACTION CELLS; EXTRACTION TIME; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HEXANE EXTRACTABLES; HEXANE EXTRACTION; IN-PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL CROPS; LABOR COSTS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT NATURAL RUBBERS; MASS SIZE; NATURAL RUBBER; OPERATING CONDITION; PLANT SPECIES; SAMPLE CELL; SAMPLE EXTRACTION; SOXHLET; SPACE REQUIREMENTS; TISSUE SAMPLES;

ACETONE; CHLOROPHYLL; COST ACCOUNTING; CROPS; EMPLOYMENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PORPHYRINS; RESINS; RUBBER; SOLVENTS; TISSUE; WAGES;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ACETONE; CHLOROPHYLL; CROP PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; METHANOL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PLANT EXTRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIN; RUBBER;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

CONTAMINANT; CROP PRODUCTION; EXTRACTION METHOD; FLEXIBILITY; NATURAL RUBBER; SOLVENT;

EID: 77949654556     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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