| Title |
Phenolic Compounds Extraction of Arbutus unedo L.: Process Intensification by Microwave Pretreatment |
| ID_Doc |
17438 |
| Authors |
Alexandre, AMRC; Matias, AA; Bronze, MR; Cocero, MJ; Mato, R |
| Title |
Phenolic Compounds Extraction of Arbutus unedo L.: Process Intensification by Microwave Pretreatment |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Processes, 8, 3 |
| DOI |
10.3390/pr8030298 |
| Abstract |
Arbutus unedo L., commonly known as the strawberry-tree fruit, is an endemic species of the Mediterranean flora. Microwave extraction technology has been considered as a fast and "green" method for the production of extracts rich in bioactive compounds, although the energy consumption is high. To overcome this bottleneck, microwave was used as a pretreatment procedure in short time periods. This technique promotes the burst of intracellular vacuoles leading to an increase in the lixiviation of phenolic compounds. Different approaches were tested, namely a solvent-free irradiation (SFI), a solvent-assisted irradiation (SAI) and a pressurized solvent-assisted irradiation (PSAI). After irradiation, a solid-liquid extraction procedure was performed using a mixture of water and ethanol. A kinetic evaluation of the total phenolic content (TPC) was performed using the Folin-Ciocalteu method. For the total anthocyanin content, a UV-spectrophotometric method was used. HPLC-UV and LC-MS were used for TPC and identification of present compounds. Microwave irradiation led to an increase in TPC of extracts after SAI (52%) and PSAI (66%) along with a reduction in time of extraction from 30 min to less than 2 min. The anthocyanin content also increased by 66% for the SAI and PSAI extractions. |
| Author Keywords |
Arbutus unedo; microwave pretreatment; process intensification; phenolic compounds |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000525842000043 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Engineering |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/3/298/pdf?version=1584100379
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