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Novel Extraction Methods and Applications
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Novel Extraction Methods and Applications

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 483

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Dr. Alexandra Cristina Blaga

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Organic, Biochemical and Food Department, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania
Interests: microbiotechnology; separations; biosorption; microencapsulation
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Dear Colleagues,

Bioactive compounds and antibiotics are important for maintaining human health and treating various illnesses, and thus are utterly essential in sectors such as food and pharmaceuticals. Even if bioactive compounds can be obtained from various natural sources such as plants, animals, and microorganisms, their production and separation techniques require constant attention. Extraction (via solid–liquid, liquid–liquid, and supercritical fluid extraction) is a critical step in the isolation and purification of bioactive compounds. These methods allow, in specific conditions, the selective separation of the target compounds from the natural source or from fermentation broth, and their subsequent purification. Extraction offers several advantages: it is clean and economical, energy-efficient, and can be used at an industrial scale with existing equipment.

Extraction is a key separation process in the chemical industry, and it is crucial that its mechanism and influencing factors are understood if extraction processes are to be designed and optimized. The mechanism of extraction depends on various factors, such as the type of solvent used, the solubility of the target compound in the solvent, and the temperature and pressure conditions. The process can be governed by diffusion, mass transfer, and chemical reaction kinetics. The influencing factors that require analysis in order to obtain a desired separation efficiency, yield, and purity of the target compound include the properties of the solvent, such as its polarity and selectivity; the properties of the feed material, such as its particle size and composition; and the operating conditions, such as the temperature, pressure, and flow rate.

This Special Issue has been set up with the aim of presenting advances in this field, including, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • New extractions techniques;
  • The applications of extraction techniques;
  • Extraction mechanisms;
  • Influencing factors and related applications.

Dr. Alexandra Cristina Blaga
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • new extractions techniques
  • the applications of extraction techniques
  • extraction mechanisms
  • influencing factors and related applications

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Nutritional Profiling of Underutilised Citrullus Lanatus Mucosospermus Seed Flour
by Olakunbi Olubi, Joseline Felix-Minnaar and Victoria A. Jideani
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(9), 3709; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14093709 (registering DOI) - 26 Apr 2024
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The seed of Citrullus lanatus mucosospermus, known as egusi, is versatile and explored for its oil and flour functionality. Raw flour can be used as a raw material in a nutritional program due to its oil-rich, remarkably high protein content, and richness in [...] Read more.
The seed of Citrullus lanatus mucosospermus, known as egusi, is versatile and explored for its oil and flour functionality. Raw flour can be used as a raw material in a nutritional program due to its oil-rich, remarkably high protein content, and richness in omega-6 fatty acids. There is a need to explore eco-friendly defatting methods using the supercritical CO2 extraction method (SFECO2) to preserve this seed’s generic richness and to control the flour–oil ratio in processing formulations. The supercritical fluid extraction method uses temperature, pressure, and CO2 flow rate to determine the best yield and extraction parameters. Defatted egusi flour (DEF) was extracted using three runs. Firstly, at 60 °C, 30 g/h, and 450 bar (DEF1); secondly, at 55 °C, 30 g/h, and 600 bar (DEF2); and thirdly, extraction was performed at 75 °C, 30 g/h and 600 bar (DEF3). Trace and major elements were analysed using Agilent 7700 quadruple ICP-MS (Agilent Technologies Network, Palo Alto, CA, USA) and Thermo Cap 6200 ICP-AES (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), respectively. The sugar was separated on a gas chromatograph coupled to a Mass Selective Detector (MSD). The fundamental pasting property measurements were performed using a Rapid Visco Analyser RVA 4500 Perten instrument Sin 214 31208-45 Australia. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS version 29 software (v. 2022). The protein content of defatted egusi flour ranged from 48.4 for DEF2 to 60.4% w/w for DEF1 and differed significantly, with a rich amino acid high in glutamine ranging from 9.8 to 12.9 g/100 g). DEF2 (512.0 cP) showed the highest peak viscosity and was the most viscous among the samples. Defatted flour with lower temperature and lower pressure (60 °C and 450 bar) offered the best nutritional properties, proffering defatted egusi flour from SFECO2, a novel flour for dietary programs. Full article
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