Franco Visinoni

TL;DR: The essential oils extracted by MHG were quantitatively and qualitatively similar to those obtained by conventional hydrodistillation for 90 min, and prevents pollution through potential 90% of energy saved which can lead to greenhouse gas emission benefits.

TL;DR: In this paper, a new process design and operation for microwave accelerated steam distillation (MASD) of essential oils was developed, where a packed bed of lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia mill., Lamiaceae) sits above the steam source generated by microwave heating.

TL;DR: Microwave-integrated Soxhlet (MIS) extraction has been compared with a conventional technique, Soxhlets extraction, for the extraction of oil from olives and indicated that the extraction time was the most important factor followed by the leaching time.

TL;DR: The proposed method for fats and oils' determination in oleaginous seeds was carried out using a by-product of the citrus industry as extraction solvent, namely d-limonene, instead of hazardous petroleum solvents such as n-hexane to conclude that the proposed method is effective and valuable.

TL;DR: The peak areas of the main fatty acids extracted with MIS from olive seeds were considered as response variables and submitted to an analysis of variance in order to determine if there was a significant link between the extraction of fatty acids and the variables required in extraction procedures.