Various beneficial properties has been attributed to Nigella sativa, including its antioxidant potential. Previously, it was reported that supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) could be used to obtain N. sativa extract rich in antioxidants. In the present study, N. sativa extracts prepared using the previously optimized SFE as well as the traditional Soxhlet extraction approaches were analyzed f...

Analytical methods published in the last 20 years for the extraction, chromatographic separation, and quantification of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO) and related compounds in environmental samples are reviewed. Examples of various isolation and preconcentration techniques for water, effluent, sediment and sludge are presented. This includes procedures from the classical liquid-liquid and Soxhl...

In order to respond to the basic requirements of food and pharmaceutical industries, to reduce or eliminate organic solvent residues in the final products, several extraction techniques were tested from the standpoint of performance, with low energy consumption. The aim of this study was to determine biological activities such as antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of flavonolignans fr...

Marine ecosystems cover more than 70% of the globe's surface. These habitats are occupied by a great diversity of marine organisms that produce highly structural diverse metabolites as a defense mechanism. In the last decades, these metabolites have been extracted and isolated in order to test them in different bioassays and assess their potential to fight human diseases. Since traditional extr...

Marine algae are a rich source of bioactive compounds. This paper outlines the main bioactive compounds in marine algae and recent advances in novel technologies for extracting them. Novel extraction technologies reviewed include enzyme-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and pressurized liquid extraction. These tec...

This paper reviews the phenolic-compound-extraction systems used to analyse fruit and vegetable samples over the last 10 years. Phenolic compounds are naturally occurring antioxidants, usually found in fruits and vegetables. Sample preparation for analytical studies is necessary to determine the polyphenolic composition in these matrices. The most widely used extraction system is liquid-liquid ...

Supercritical CO2 extraction technology uses supercritical fluid as extractant to extract and separate effective components from plants liquid or solid. At present, is widely used in fluid, with a critical temperature of 31.265 °C pressure 7.18 MPa. The conditions are easy reach. In state, the density very sensitive changes pressure, separation technologies can be divided into two types: membra...

Essential oils are formed by a complex matrix of substances that biosynthesized in the secondary metabolism plants. Nowadays, different ecofriendly extraction techniques (e.g., ultrasound-, microwave-, enzyme-assisted extraction, and supercritical fluid CO2, etc.) have been adopted to obtain essential oils. These provide unique quality essentials or extracts from aromatic plants short time with...

Berry fruit by-products are a source of polyphenol compounds and highly nutritious oils can be reused to fulfill the requirements circular economy model. One methods obtaining polyphenol-rich extracts or is extraction. Applying conventional solvent extraction techniques may insufficient reach high lipid fraction yields selectivity specific compounds. Alternative methods, mainly ultrasound-assis...