Sterols and fatty acids extraction process from the cactus Opuntia ficus-indica [(L.) Miller] by means of supercritical CO2

After 120 years of Supercritical Fluids (SCF) discovering, practical applications began to be developed. The SCF extraction (SCFE) of sterol fraction and fatty acids from the prickly pear seeds' oil, considered sub-product from sweets processing, is compared to traditional extraction methods va...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bermejo Acosta, Gerardo
Other Authors: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Maschinenbau, Verfahrens- und Energietechnik
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola" 2009
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-2810764
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-2810764
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/2276/VerfahrenstechnikBermejo_AcostaGerardo281076.pdf