This book presents a complete picture of the current state-of-the-art in alternative and green solvents used for laboratory and industrial natural product extraction in terms of the latest innovations, original methods and safe products. It provides the necessary theoretical background and details on extraction, techniques, mechanisms, protocols, industrial applications, safety precautions and environmental impacts. This book is aimed at professionals from industry, academicians engaged in extraction engineering or natural product chemistry research, and graduate level students. The individual chapters complement one another, were written by respected international researchers and recognized professionals from the industry, and address the latest efforts in the field. It is also the first sourcebook to focus on the rapid developments in this field.

In Silico Search for Alternative Green Solvents

Solvent Free Extraction: Myth or Reality ?
Supercritical fluid extraction: a global perspective of the fundamental concepts of this eco-friendly extraction technique
Subcritical Water as a Green Solvent for Plant Extraction
Liquefied dimethyl ether: an energy-saving, green extraction solvent
Ethyl lactate : main properties, production processes and applications
Ionic liquids as alternative solvents for extraction of natural products
Enzymatic Aqueous extraction (E.A.E)
Terpenes as Green Solvents for Natural Products Extraction
Emulsion extraction of bio-products: influence of bio-diluents on extraction of gallic acid
Gluconic acid as a new green solvent for recovery of polysaccharides by clean technologies
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran : main properties, production processes, and application in extraction of natural products
Innovative Technologies Used at Pilot Plant and Industrial Scales in Water-extraction Processes.