Industrial Scale Natural Products Extraction

Covering the latest technologies in process engineering, this handbook and ready reference features high pressure processing, alternative solvents and processes, extraction technologies and biotransformations -- describing greener, more efficient and sustainable techniques. The result is an expert account of engineering details from lab-scale experiments to large-scale industrial design.

The major focus is on the engineering aspects of extraction with organic and supercritical solvents, ionic liquids or surfactant solutions, and is supplemented by aspects of both up- and downstream processing, biotransformation, as well as a survey of typical products in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. This is rounded off by market developments, economic considerations and regulations requirements in the field.

Authored by experts from leading industrial and academic institutions, this is essential reading for the hands-on scientist and office manager alike.

Prof. Hans-Jorg Bart is the Head of the Department Process Engineering at Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He obtained his academic degrees from Technical University of Graz, Austria, and later became Head of the Christian Doppler Laboratorium "Modelling of Reactive Systems in Process Engineering". Professor Bart has authored over 300 publications, is on the editorial board of several journals, including "Chemical Engineering Technology Journal" and "CIT-Plus". Prof. Bart is Head of the ProcessNet working party "Extraction"Professor Hans-Jorg Bart and is an appointed board member of several scientific working parties.

Dr. Stephan Pilz is Head of the Development Division at Evonik Degussa GmbH in Trosberg, Germany and is also responsible for high pressure processes. He received his degree from Stuttgart University, worked on his master thesis with British Gas, UK, and his PhD with Daimler Chrysler AG at Karlsruhe University. Dr. Pilz is co-chairman of the ProcessNet working party "Natural Plant Extracts - Processes and Products".

NATURAL PRODUCT EXTRACTION FROM PLANTS, AN OVERVIEW
Introduction
Solvents
Techniques
Equipment
Outlook
EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY
Introduction
Theoretical Basics
Experimental Procedures
Theoretical Modeling and Scale-Up
Industrial Extraction Equipment
Further Developments
Upstream and Downstream Processing
Examples
PROCESS ENGINEERING AND MINI-PLANT TECHNIQUE
Introduction
Screening Methods and Process Evaluation
Downstream Processing
Process Techniques
SOLUBILITY PREDICTION OF COMPLEX NATURAL AND PHRAMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Introduction
Solubility Calculation
Thermodynamic Modeling
Examples
HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING
Introduction
Praparation, Extraction, Purification and Formulation
Apparatus and Process Concepts
Current Applications and Future Development
ALTERNATIVE SOLVENTS
Introduction
Non-Surfactant Systems
Surfactant Systems
BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION -
USEFUL TOOLS IN ISOLATION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Introduction
Vascular Plants and Algae as Resources
Perspectives: Plant Cell Culture
NATURAL PRODUCTS -
MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIALS
Food Applications
Pharmaceutical Applications
REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS