Abstract
Microwave-assisted aqueous extraction processes and solvent-free microwave-assisted extraction, using the water naturally present in vegetal materials, are promising for the extraction of valuable components from vegetal sources. Microwave heating is advantageous over conventional methods of extraction, and the physicochemical and structural effects of irradiation on the cell walls and content facilitates the solvent accessibility to solutes and mass transfer during the extraction process. The potential of microwave-assisted water extraction is discussed to highlight the benefits and the limiting aspects of this technology in order to develop industrial applications for the extraction of natural compounds.
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