Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE)
Block Diagram:
Vendors:
1. JASCO
2. Applied Separations, Inc.
3. Marketek Industries, Ltd.
4. Thar Process, Inc.
5. Flavex Aromats, Ltd.
Research Articles:
1. Arnaiz, E., Bernal, J., Martin, M.T., Nozal, M.J., Bernal, J.L. and Toribio, L. 2012. Supercritical fluid
extraction of free amino acids from broccoli leaves. Journal of Chromatography A 1250: 49-53.
2. Guedes, A.C., Giao, M.S., Nunes, A.V., Pintade, M.E., Duarte, C.M., Malcata, F.X. 2012.
Supercritical fluid extraction of carotenoids and chlorophylls a, b and c, from a wild strain of
Scenedesmus obliquus for use in food processing. Journal of Food Engineering. 1-19.
3. Tevfik, A. 2012. Supercritical fluid extraction of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea).
Biomass and Bioenergy 41: 139-144.
Common uses:
1. To strip unwanted material from a substance such as decaffeination
2. Extraction of hop in the brewery industry
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC)
Block Diagram:
Vendors:
1. JASCO
2. Agilent Technologies
3. Thar Technologies, Inc.
4. Waters Corporation
Research Articles:
1. Park, J.H., Choi, J.H., El-Aty, A.M., Park, J.S., Kim, B.M., Na, T.W., Park, K.H., Yang, A., Rahman,
M.M. and Shim, J.H. 2013. Development of an extraction method for the determination of
avermectins in soil using supercritical CO2 modified with ethanol and liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science 36: 148-155.
2. Gourmel, C., Perrenoud, A.G., Waller, L., Reginato, E., Verne, J., Dulery, B., Veuthey, J.L., Rudaz,
S., Schappler, J. and Guillarme, D. 2013. Evaluation and comparison of various separation
techniques for the analysis of closely-related compounds of pharmaceutical interest. Journal of
Chromatography A: not available yet.
3. Bimakr, M., Rahman, R.A., Taip, F.S., Mohd, A., Sarker, S.I. and Ganjloo, A. 2013. Supercritical
Carbon Dioxide extraction of seed oil from winter melon (Benincasa hispida) and its antioxidant
activity and fatty acid composition. Molecules: 19: 997-1014.
Common Uses:
1. Achiral separations and purifications in the pharmaceutical industry
2. Separations in chemical, food, and biochemical industries