This review presents innovative extraction techniques and their role in promoting
sustainable ingredients for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. These …

In recent years, almost all extraction processes in the perfume, cosmetic, pharmaceutical,
food ingredients, nutraceuticals, biofuel and fine chemical industries rely massively on …

In many industrial processes, large quantities of volatile and flammable organic solvents are
used in various reaction systems and separation steps define a major part of the …

Along more than a decade, R&D on supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of vegetable matrices
has been increasingly reported in the literature. Aiming at portraying the current state of this …

Background Renewed consumer and industry interest in natural ingredients has led to a
large growth of natural cosmetics. This has put pressure on formulation skills and product …

Jojoba oil, which is derived from the extraction of Jojoba seed, has a peculiar molecular
structure in comparison with the rest of conventional oils. Jojoba oil is formed by long …

In the 21st century, the mission of chemical engineering is to promote innovative
technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous materials in the …

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is believed to be one of the most ancient crops cultivated by
humans (1). It was first recorded as a crop in Babylon and Assyria over 4000 years ago. The …

Moringa oleifera seed has gained importance over the years due to its great source of high
quality oil that can be used in high value food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products …

The challenges ever faced by pharmaceutical industry is mainly due to discovery of new
drugs and development of new technologies. Supercritical fluid (SCF) technology is one …