Extraction of tannin by Acacia mearnsii with supercritical fluids

Studies were carried out on solvent and supercritical extraction to obtain natural tannins. The results showed that the best co-solvent to extract tannin with CO2 supercritical was water with a concentration of 5.0% and the best trap rinse solvent was methanol.<br>Neste trabalho foram utilizad...

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Main Authors: Marcia Regina Pansera, Gelson Antonio Iob, Ana Cristina Atti-Santos, Marcelo Rossato, Luciana Atti-Serafini, Eduardo Cassel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600019
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Summary:Studies were carried out on solvent and supercritical extraction to obtain natural tannins. The results showed that the best co-solvent to extract tannin with CO2 supercritical was water with a concentration of 5.0% and the best trap rinse solvent was methanol.<br>Neste trabalho foram utilizados dois processos de extração de tanino vegetal: extração a quente em aparelho Soxhlet e extração com CO2 supercítico. Os resultados mostraram que o melhor co-solvente para extração de taninos com CO2 supercrítico foi a água na concentração de 5% e o melhor solvente para lavagem do trap foi o metanol.
ISSN:1516-8913
1678-4324