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. 2012;13(7):8615-8627.
doi: 10.3390/ijms13078615. Epub 2012 Jul 11.

Green extraction of natural products: concept and principles

Farid Chemat  1 , Maryline Abert Vian  1 , Giancarlo Cravotto  2
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Green extraction of natural products: concept and principles

Farid Chemat et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2012.

Abstract

The design of green and sustainable extraction methods of natural products is currently a hot research topic in the multidisciplinary area of applied chemistry, biology and technology. Herein we aimed to introduce the six principles of green-extraction, describing a multifaceted strategy to apply this concept at research and industrial level. The mainstay of this working protocol are new and innovative technologies, process intensification, agro-solvents and energy saving. The concept, principles and examples of green extraction here discussed, offer an updated glimpse of the huge technological effort that is being made and the diverse applications that are being developed.

Keywords: alternative solvents; green extraction; innovative process; natural products.

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Green Extraction of Docetaxel.
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(−)-alpha-Bisabolol (left) and artemisinin (right).
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Plant milking technology. (PAT plant milking©. Photograph: Philippe Psaïla).
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Life Cycle Analysis of extraction of naturals products.
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