Green Extraction of Natural Products for Application in Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Cosmetics and Agriculture
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2025 | Viewed by 506
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green chemistry-assisted extraction methods; natural products; isolation of bioactive molecules with medicinal use; essential oils; phenolic compounds; compound identification; UPLC-ESI- qTOF- MS/MS; GC-MS/MS TQ
Interests: antioxidants extraction; chemical composition; intestinal bioaccesibility of bioactive compounds
2. Département Génie Biologique, IUT, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Interests: bioactive accumulation and extraction; plant physiology; genetics; abiotic stress; lipids; essential oils; biofertilizers; cereals; oilseed crops; viticulture
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to the increasing demand for naturalness in our society, researchers and the industry are now aiming to find active molecules and develop methods for the extraction and application of these molecules that meet the demand for naturalness. The extraction of bioactive molecules using green chemistry ensures the environmental protection of the natural products employed in pharmaceuticals, food, and cosmetics. The energies generated via the use of ultrasonics, microwaves, thermomagnetic induction, the subcritical or supercritical conditions of solvents such as water, CO2 and N2, and SPME (solid-phase microextraction) are an alternative to conventional methods. Traditional knowledge regarding the use of plant species represents a starting point for the discovery of new compounds that could have a significant impact on the world. Gas and liquid chromatography techniques, mass spectrometry, time-of-flight analyzers, and other related techniques enable the efficiency of extraction processes to be measured through yield, purity, and the selective isolation of compounds. The optimization of these methods could reduce the number of experiments performed and the processing time, among other variables.
In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions that explore new green extraction methods, strategies that enhance the yield of compounds, and their effects on the development of novel pharmaceuticals, food products, cosmetics and agricultural applications.
Prof. Dr. Luicita Lagunez-Rivera
Prof. Dr. Esther Ramirez Moreno
Dr. Othmane Merah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant species sources
- orchids
- primary metabolites
- secondary metabolites
- essential oils
- fragrances
- antioxidant activity
- pharmaceutical application
- nutraceutical application
- molecular nutrition
- intestinal bioaccessibility
- agricultural uses
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