Continuous Industrial-Scale Microwave-Assisted Extraction of High-Value Ingredients from Natural Biomass

摘要

Extraction is a fundamental process for separation and recovery of bioactive compounds from plants. The exponentially increasing demand of herbal products and/or extracts for wider and safer applications, timely availability of high quality products with low cost of processing and higher yield are the needs of the growing herbal/nutraceutical medicine and food based industries. To meet these challenges, there is an increased demand for alternative and non-conventional extraction techniques.