Novel strategy for extraction and partitioning of phenol compounds from industrial residue of seriguela (Spondia purpurea L.) using aqueous two-phase systems

Abstract

This work investigated the effect of different extracting agents on the extraction of phenolic compounds from agro-industrial residues of seriguela. Additionally, the phenolic compounds partitioning was studied using aqueous two-phase systems based on the extracting agents. The effect of the type of extracting agent such as water, organic solvent (1,3-dioxolane, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, and acetonitrile), and different ionic liquids (ILs) was evaluated. Afterward, solvent concentration, solid-liquid ratio, and time were analyzed in the extraction process. The solvent polarity played an important role in the extraction; thus 1,3-dioxolane (20 wt%), solid-liquid ratio 1:10 for 45 min was the best condition presented for organic solvents (1437.00 ± 0.01 mg L-1). On the other hand, [C2mim][CH3SO3] (20%), liquid-solid ratio 1:10 for 10 min was the best condition using IL (1842.56 ± 42.43 mg L-1). The mixture of water (60 wt%) + 1.3 dioxolane (20 wt%) + [C2mim][CH3SO3] (20 wt%) increased the concentration of phenolic compounds to 1894.22 ± 90.51 mg L-1. The phase separation was performed with the addition of organic solvent, reaching the mixture composition of 1,3-dioxolane (40 wt%) + [C2mim][CH3SO3] (10 wt%) + water (50 wt%) at 25 °C, allowing the recovery of the phenolic compounds (98.63 ± 0.15%) to the bottom phase (IL-rich phase) and a partition coefficient of 0.0092 ± 0.0002.