Selective Extraction of (-)Epigallocatechin Gallate from Green Tea Leaves Using Two-Stage Infusion Coupled with Membrane Separation

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2568-2577

  Kumar, Abhishek ^a   Thakur, Barun Kumar ^a   De, Sirshendu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant polyphenols; Green tea; Multistage infusion; Purification by ultrafiltration; Selective ( )epigallocatechin gallate extraction

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE YIELD; BULK PRODUCTION; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FREEZE DRYING; GREEN PROCESS; GREEN TEA; HIGH-PURITY; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; POLYPHENOLS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS CONDITION; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; TEA POWDER; WATER BASED;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROFILTRATION; PHENOLS; WATER FILTRATION;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84864408432     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0580-0     Document Type: Article

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