Use of reverse osmosis membranes for the separation of lemongrass essential oil and supercritical CO2
Although it is still used very little by industry, the process of essential oil extraction from vegetable matrices with supercritical CO2 is regarded as a potentially viable technique. The operation of separating the extract from the solvent is carried out by reducing the pressure in the system. Sep...
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Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2004-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322004000200019 |