Comparison of supercritical fluid and ultrasound-assisted extraction of carotenoids and chlorophyll a from Dunaliella salina |
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Authors: | MD Macías-Sánchez M Rodríguez LM Lubián |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemical Engineering, Food Technology and Environmental Technologies, Science Faculty, University of Cadiz, Avda. República Saharaui s/n, 11510 Puerto Real (Cádiz), Spain b Institute for Marine Sciences of Andalucia (CSIC), Avda. República Saharaui 2, 11510 Puerto Real (Cádiz), Spain |
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Abstract: | In the work described here the extraction processes of carotenoids and chlorophylls were analysed using two extraction techniques, namely ultrasound-assisted extraction and supercritical fluid extraction, and the results are compared. The solvents used for the ultrasound-assisted extraction were N,N′-dimethylformamide and methanol and for the supercritical fluid extraction, carbon dioxide. The raw material studied was Dunaliella salina, a microalgae characterized by the high levels of carotenoids present in its cellular structure. The results indicate that the supercritical fluid extraction process is comparable to the ultrasound-assisted extraction when methanol is used as solvent. In addition, the supercritical extraction process is more selective for the recovery of carotenoids than the conventional technique since it leads to higher values for the ratio carotenoids/chlorophylls. Finally, the effects of pressure and temperature on the extraction yields of the supercritical fluid extraction process were studied. |
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Keywords: | Supercritical extraction Ultrasound-assisted extraction Carotenoids Microalgae Dunaliella salina |
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