Industrial Scale Natural Products Extraction Book

Preface EXTRACTION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM PLANTS -
AN INTRODUCTION Introduction Cultivation Extraction Extraction Techniques Purification SOLUBILITY OF COMPLEX NATURAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCES Introduction Solubility Calculations Thermodynamic Modeling Examples Summary ALTERNATIVE SOLVENTS IN PLANT EXTRACTION Introduction Ionic Liquids in the Extraction of Natural Compounds from Plant and Fungi Surfactants and Aqueous Two-Phase Systems in Plant Extraction Summary HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING Introduction Supercritical Fluids Physical Properties -
Mass Transfer Characteristics Process Units Process Design and Operation Applications PROCESS ENGINEERING AND MINI-PLANT TECHNOLOGY Introduction Chromatographic Screening Preparative Task Liquid-Liquid Extraction Mini-Plant Technology for Extraction Process Development Cost Estimation Total Process Development Future Developments EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY Introduction Extraction Process Basics Experimental Procedures Theoretical Modeling and Scale-Up Industrial Extraction Equipment EXTRACTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE AND ALGAE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BULK AND FINE CHEMICALS Introduction Products from Lignocellulose Polysaccharides and Sporopollenin from Marine Algae NATURAL PRODUCTS -
MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIALS Introduction Natural Products Market Overview Natural Products in Food and Functional Food Natural Products for Pharmaceutical Applications Summary REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Introduction Definition of Plant Extracts as Medicines or Foods -
A Borderline Issue Application of Plant Extracts in Flavorings, Functional Foods, Novel Foods and Food Supplements Requirements Concerning Quality and Safety Issues Conclusions