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Limonene as Green Solvent for Extraction of Natural Products

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This chapter presents a complete picture of current knowledge on a ­useful and green biosolvent “d-limonene” obtained from citrus peels through a steam ­distillation procedure followed by a deterpenation process. Limonene is a substitute for petroleum solvents such as dichloromethane, toluene, or hexane for the extraction of natural products. This chapter provides the necessary theoretical background and some details about extraction using limonene, the techniques, the mechanism, some applications, and environmental impacts. The main benefits are decreases in extraction times, the amount of energy used, solvents recycled, and CO2 emissions.

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  1. Centre de Recherche Scientifi que et Technique en Analyses Physico-chimiques(CRAPC), 248, Alger RP, 16004, Algiers, Algeria

    Smain Chemat

  2. Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, INRA, UMR 408, F-84000, Avignon, France

    Valérie Tomao & Farid Chemat

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Chemat, S., Tomao, V., Chemat, F. (2012). Limonene as Green Solvent for Extraction of Natural Products. In: Mohammad, A. (eds) Green Solvents I. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1712-1_5

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