Chapter 32

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Essential Oils from Natural Sources

Mathematical Modeling and Applications

Carina Contini Triques

Carina Contini Triques

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Edson Antônio da Silva

Edson Antônio da Silva

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Kátia Andressa Santos

Kátia Andressa Santos

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Elissandro Jair Klein

Elissandro Jair Klein

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Veronice Slusarski-Santana

Veronice Slusarski-Santana

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Márcia Regina Fagundes-Klen

Márcia Regina Fagundes-Klen

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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Mônica Lady Fiorese

Mônica Lady Fiorese

Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, State University of West Parana - Unioeste, Toledo, Brazil

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First published: 28 June 2023

Summary

Essential oils (EOs) are valuable products due to their application in several industry segments, such as pharmaceutical and medical. Considering their importance, their scarcity, and the importance of their application, an efficient extraction method is necessary for their recovery from plants, preserving their properties, such as antioxidant and antimicrobial nature. In this context, alternative extraction methods encounter advantages, for preserving thermo-labile compounds and for being eco-friendly, especially supercritical fluid extraction with CO 2 . This extraction method is advantageous due to its “green” characteristic and milder temperature conditions, but also for enabling selectivity and efficiency due to the supercritical fluid characteristics. Based on this, this chapter brings the advantages of the mentioned method, its typical behavior with proposals of performing mathematical modeling to the process, and the main variables studied by researchers and how they influence the EOs extraction process with literature examples. Throughout the chapter, the efficiency and the potential of SFE technology will be evident, being a great alternative to obtain purer extracts with bioactive characteristics.

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