Deep Eutectic Solvents for Extraction of Bioactives for Cosmetic and Textile Fields

Dear Colleagues,

The extraction of natural compounds from the most diverse types of plants has been undertaken; however, lab-intensive and time-consuming extraction and purification processes have created bottlenecks in the application of these products in the cosmetic and textile fields. The extraction processes are considered “clean” when compared with those in the heavy chemical industries, but researchers found that the environmental impact is far greater than it first appeared. Environmental issues have driven the search for greener and safer solvents to replace harsh extraction processes of natural compounds. Sugars, amino acids or organic acids are typically solid at room temperature but present a high melting point depression when combined at a particular molar fraction, becoming liquids at room temperature. These are called Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents—NADES. Their application goes beyond chemical or materials engineering, covering a wide range of fields from extraction to biocatalysis. In recent years, these solvents have been applied in several fields in which the extraction of bioactives for cosmetics is necessary. This Special Issue is dedicated to this field and intends to cover a vast number of publications regarding the area, which can focus on topics from NADES processing to their application in extraction processes and the final exploitation of the bioactives in the cosmetic and textile fields.

Dr. Carla Silva
Prof. Dr. Artur Ribeiro
Guest Editors

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