Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents and Other Green Solvents: The New Lights for Extraction and Valorization of Bioactive Phytochemical Compounds
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 1758
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; medicinal plants; flavonoids; pharmacological activities; anti-aging; cosmeceuticals; nutricosmetics; phytopharmaceutical products
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Interests: bioactive ingredients in food resources; food packaging; food preservation; biodegradable materials; green solvents; deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids; bio-based solvents; solid–liquid extraction; liquid–liquid extraction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In today’s era of green chemistry and environmentally friendly product development, green solvents are continuously developed to extract and valorize bioactive molecules from natural products, especially plants, and widely applied in cosmetic and pharmaceutical product development.
The application of natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDESs) and many other green solvents is of particular interest. These are promising alternative organic solvents that are suitable for green extraction due to their environmentally friendly impact, high flash points with low toxicity, high solvency, and biodegradability. These solvents can also be obtained from renewable resources, which makes them as easy to recycle and helpful for reducing the cost of developing cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Our Special Issue welcomes all potential authors to contribute their original research and/or review articles focusing on the latest research developments and innovations in natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDESs) and other green solvents for the extraction and valorization of bioactive phytochemical compounds for cosmetic and pharmaceutical product applications.
Dr. Duangjai Tungmunnithum
Dr. Zhijian Tan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green solvents
- NaDES
- extraction
- valorization
- bioactive phytochemical compounds
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