In this blog post, you will read about recent advances in greener technology for extracting natural bioactive components from plant origin sources. Bioactive compounds of plant origin are natural compounds present in small amounts in plants. Due to its human health benefits and characteristics of being eco-friendly, researchers have shown great interest in extracting bioactive compounds. Nowadays, many extraction techniques and conventional extraction methods have developed. However, no extraction technique has been obtainable as a benchmark for extracting natural bioactive compounds from plants.
Productivity, as well
as selectivity of modern and traditional extraction methods, depends on
selecting the critical input parameters. These parameters include plant-based
samples, the structure of bioactive compounds, and good scientific skills. This
blog intends to discuss the recent advances in supercritical fluid extraction
methods, especially supercritical CO2. In addition to the supercritical fluid extraction technique, there is the use of fundamental principles
for extracting bioactive compounds from natural materials like spices, herbs,
aromatic and medicinal plants.
Extraction is one of the most suitable methods used to separate components from plant-based materials. These days, many extraction techniques are used at the laboratory, pilot, and commercial scales by many researchers in order to extract the different target compounds present in plants.
While talking about
bioactive compounds, these are natural secondary metabolites extracted from
many plants parts. These plant parts are leaves, stems, roots, seeds, flowers,
and fruits by using many extraction procedures. The demand for these compounds
is increasing day by day and this is because they are professed as natural and
safe for applications in many industries such as food, feed, agriculture, and
pharmaceuticals. In addition to this, bioactive compounds have been found to
possess a wide spectrum of health-promoting characteristics for animals and
humans such as antibacterial, anti-inflammation, anti-aging, and anti-cancer
effects.
The extraction method
of steam distillation, hydro-distillation, and pressing methods are used to
isolate essential oils, fatty acids, phenolic acids, and carotenoids. But these
extraction methods have some limitations such as:
Ø Time-consuming
Ø Losing some volatile compounds
Ø The possibility of leaving toxic solvent
residue in the extract
Ø Low yield & low extraction
efficiency
As a result, in recent years, green chemistry was developed for extraction purposes in order to reduce energy and solvent consumption and replace conventional solvents with eco-friendly substitutes.
Modern techniques to extract and isolate bioactive compounds from plant-based materials are gaining more and more popularity in the research and development field. Let us take some examples of extraction methods such as ultrasound-assisted extraction, pressurized liquid extraction, and fluid extraction at presently accessible and environmentally sustainable technologies.
In simple words, greener technology is an extraction method based on the detection and development of extraction processes, which will reduce energy consumption and enables the use of solvent substitutes.
In closing
From this whole
content journey, it can be right to say supercritical fluid extraction is an
isolation technique commonly employed to extract the natural bio-active
compound from plants due to the unique properties of supercritical fluids.
Supercritical carbon dioxide behaves like a liquid and like a gas
simultaneously. Hopefully, the information shared through this post
regarding supercritical fluids will help you a lot. Thank you
for reaching out!
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