Research on Sustainable Extraction and Purification of Compounds
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials in Separation Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2023) | Viewed by 4604
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biorefinery; biomass valorisation; green chemistry; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; extraction techniques; purification techniques; integrated processes; circular economy
Interests: biomass valorisation; green and bio-based solvents; biocompatible applications; extraction methodologies; bioactive extracts and compounds; natural ingredients
Interests: green chemistry; deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids; biorefinery; separation techniques; bioactive compounds; food preservation; natural matrices; purification techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of natural bioactive compounds in different commercial sectors today, such as in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries, has seen a significant increase, mainly due to their anticancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties (among others). To cover such a demand, the circular economy and bioeconomy have been implemented to encourage the use and reuse of renewable resources, such as biomass feedstocks. However, conventional techniques for the extraction and purification of bioactive compounds may display several disadvantages, such as low efficiency and non-selectivity, slow speed, high energetic input, and degradation of the targeted compounds. Moreover, most of the techniques used generally involve the use of volatile and often toxic organic solvents, leading to environmental and human concerns. Thus, it is crucial to explore alternative solvents with more environmentally friendly characteristics and to develop cost-effective and sustainable extraction and purification techniques, ideally incorporated as an integrated process, while also contributing to the change from a non-renewable and polluting fossil-based economy towards a bioeconomy based on sustainable processes.
In this context, this Special Issue, entitled “Research on Sustainable Extraction and Purification of Compounds“, aims to gather studies and innovative technologies on the extraction and purification of naturally occurring compounds assisted by green chemistry tools (e.g., ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, supercritical fluids, aqueous biphasic systems) with the potential to be integrated into biorefinery platforms.
We look forward to receiving your work.
Dr. Ana M. FerreiraDr. Vanessa Vieira
Dr. Fabiane Oliveira Farias
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Green solvents
- Biorefinery
- Extraction methods
- Purification methods
- Solvent recycling
- Integrated processes
- Circular economy
- Biocompatible solutions
- Natural-based applications
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