Extraction and purification of triterpenoids using supercritical fluids: From lab to exploitation

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 362-381

  De Melo, Marcelo M R ^a   Domingues, Rui M A ^a   Silvestre, Armando J D ^a   Silva, Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Patents; Purification; Supercritical fluid extraction; Triterpenic acids; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PURIFICATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

BIOMASS SOURCE; EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATIONS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMISATIONS; PATENT; RESEARCH ADVANCES; TRITERPENIC ACIDS; TRITERPENOIDS; VEGETABLE MATRICES;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

EID: 84900804271     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: 18756298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570193x113106660002     Document Type: Article

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