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 …

Plant extracts are rich in various bioactive compounds exerting antioxidants effects, such as
phenolics, catechins, flavonoids, quercetin, anthocyanin, tocopherol, rutin, chlorogenic acid …

The by-products/wastes from agro-food and in particular the fruit industry represents from
one side an issue since they cannot be disposed as such for their impact on the environment …

Various novel techniques including ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted
extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and accelerated solvent extraction have been …

Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

Saponins are a diverse group of compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom, which
are characterized by their structure containing a triterpene or steroid aglycone and one or …

Supercritical extraction and fractionation of natural matter is one of the early and most
studied applications in the field of supercritical fluids. In the last 10 years, studies on the …

The use of supercritical fluids, especially carbon dioxide, in the extraction of plant volatile
components has increased during two last decades due to the expected advantages of the …

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is an innovative, clean and environmental friendly
technology with particular interest for the extraction of essential oil from plants and herbs …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the pathogen of SARS,
which caused a global panic in 2003. We describe here the screening of Chinese herbal …