Green Chemistry of Natural Products in Plants: Extraction Methodologies and Alternative Solvents
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2828
Special Issue Editor
Interests: conventional and non-conventional extraction; isolation of secondary metabolites from terrestrial and marine organisms; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS); green chemistry from natural products
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Dear Colleagues,
Solvents are used in chemical processes to facilitate separations and purifications. They are often volatile organic compounds and are considered a major environmental concern that can cause health problems. Therefore, renewable and biodegradable solvents should be developed and implemented in natural product chemistry. Green technology can minimize or eliminate the use of toxic solvents, which are known as cold extraction techniques. Among green technologies for the extraction of natural products, there is supercritical fluid, pressurized liquid, ultrasound, microwave, pulsed electric field, high hydrostatic pressure, and high voltage electrical discharges.
This Special Issue, “Green Chemistry of Natural Products in Plants: Extraction Methodologies and Alternative Solvents”, aims to publish original contributions on this topic. Research articles as well as reviews on how alternative solvents and/or green technologies contribute to the development of natural product chemistry are welcome.
Dr. Carlos Areche
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- alternative solvents
- extraction
- green chemistry
- unconventional extraction
- green technology
- natural products
- plants
- ultrasound
- microwave
- supercritical fluids
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