Extraction and Purification of Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 66299
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal-organic frameworks; adsorption separation of light hydrocarbons; extraction and purification of bioactive compounds; chiral separation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A bioactive compound is a compound which has the ability to interact with one or more component(s) of living tissues and induce an effect, either beneficial or detrimental. Examples of bioactive compounds include lycopene, resveratrol, lignan, tannins, polyphenols, flavonoids, and indoles. Although bioactive compounds are mostly natural, they are not necessarily biologic. Some of them can be chemically synthesized nowadays. Bioactive compounds have a wide range of applications, such as in geo-medicine, plant science, modern pharmacology, agrochemistry, cosmetic industry, food industry, nano-bioscience, etc. Purity is critical to their application. Due to the complex composition of their sources and their unique properties (such as heat sensitivity, pH sensitivity), isolation and purification of these substances pose a great challenge. Pre-treatments such as enzymatic hydrolysis and high-pressure processing can be performed to improve the subsequent separation efficiency of bioactive compounds. Solvent extraction is a commonly used approach for the enrichment of bioactive compounds. Some of the popular extraction methods are reflux distillation, shaking, stirring, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasonic extraction. Meanwhile, modern and rapid methods that consume less solvent and energy continue to emerge, such as supercritical fluid extraction, microwave hydrodiffusion and gravity, ultrasound extraction, and subcritical water extraction. Techniques like membrane processing, adsorption technology, and colloidal gas aphrons are often adopted to further purify bioactive compounds.
For this Special Issue on “Extraction and Purification of Bioactive Compounds”, we would like to invite researchers to submit original articles and review articles that introduce novel or fundamental extraction and purification methods as well as other processes to obtain common or new bioactive compounds.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Methodology development of new or enhanced extraction processes for bioactive compounds;
- Methodology development of new or enhanced purification technologies for bioactive compounds;
- Extraction and purification protocols for new bioactive compounds.
Prof. Dr. Zongbi Bao
Dr. Qianqian Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- extraction
- purification
- separation
- environmentally friendly processes
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