Abstract
The phenolic metabolites are the ubiquitous class of bioactive compounds produced by plants for their own defense, growth, maturation, communication, and above all structural integrity. Once these bioactives become part of the human or animal diet, these bioactives provide a wide range of benefits regarding the growth and degenerative type of disorders. A great deal of research has been devoted to extraction/recovery of these compounds for food and pharmaceutical products formally by using volatile organic solvents.
However, with the beginning of the green chemistry movement, more green, non-toxic, and non-volatile liquids have been introduced and frequently applied in analytical chemistry. Ionic liquids are one of the most fascinating class of non-volatile solvent with a wide range of opportunities and designs. This chapter will highlight some methodologies and examples of how the unique properties of ionic liquids can be exploited to extract phenolic compounds from agricultural sources.
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Abbreviations
- [C4MIM]Cl:
-
1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride
- GHz:
-
Gigahertz
- GRAS:
-
Generally regarded as safe
- ILs:
-
Ionic liquids
- KHz:
-
Kilohertz
- MAE:
-
Microwave-assisted extraction
- MHz:
-
Megahertz
- MIM:
-
Methylimidazolium
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We would like to express our deepest regard for the motivation, encourage, and guidance of our senior supervisors, especially Dr. Bushra Sultana, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Mushtaq, M., Akram, S. (2020). Ionic Liquid for the Extraction of Plant Phenolics. In: Inamuddin, Asiri, A. (eds) Nanotechnology-Based Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44995-7_5
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