Abstract
Traditionally, solid-liquid extractions are performed using organic and/or inorganic liquids and their mixtures as extractant solvents in contact with an insoluble solid matrix (e.g., the Soxhlet method) or using sequential atmospheric pressure systems that require long procedures, such as maceration or percolation. The objective of this procedure is the extraction of any compounds that can be carried out from the inner solid material to the outlet, resulting in a solution containing colorants, bioactive compounds, odorous substances, etc. Over the years, in the extraction techniques sector, there have been many important changes from the points of view of production, quality, and human and environmental safety due to improvements in technology. In more recent times, the interest of the scientific community has been aimed at the study of sustainable processes for the valorization of extracts from vegetables and food by-products, through the use of non-conventional (innovative) technologies that represent a valid alternative to conventional methods, generally through saving time and energy and the formation of fewer by-products. Therefore, with the development of principles based on the prevention of pollution, on a lower risk for human health, and on a low environmental impact, new systems have been implemented to reduce extraction times and solvent consumption, to improve efficiency, and to increase the productivity of the extracts. From this point of view, rapid solid-liquid dynamic extraction (RSLDE), performed using the Naviglio extractor, compared to traditional applications, is a technique that is able to reduce extraction times, generally leads to higher yields, does not require heating of the system, allows one to extract the active ingredients, and avoids their degradation. This technique is based on a new solid-liquid extraction principle named Naviglio’s principle. In this review, after reviewing the latest extraction techniques, an overview of RSLDE applications in various research and production sectors over the past two decades is provided.
Highlights
Solid-liquid extraction processes, both traditional ones and those introduced more recently (e.g., supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), are based on two fundamental principles: diffusion and/or osmosis
Another simple and economic separation technique is maceration, which is carried out in steel containers that can have both small and large capacities and inert material both towards the solid matrix and the extracting solvent. This Solid-Liquid extraction technique is the first and the oldest that is based on diffusion and osmosis and, for this reason, is counted as the reference technique for many applications involving the extraction of active principles from officinal plants [39]
A comparison between three extraction processes, including traditional maceration in n-hexane and ethyl alcohol, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), and cyclically pressurized extraction (CPE), known as rapid solid-liquid dynamic extraction (RSLDE), has been carried out for the extraction of pyrethrins, predominantly nonpolar natural compounds with insecticidal properties found in pyrethrum, an extract of certain species of chrysanthemums [61]
Summary
Solid-liquid extraction processes, both traditional ones (maceration and percolation) and those introduced more recently (e.g., supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), are based on two fundamental principles: diffusion and/or osmosis. Solid-liquid extractive process), the extent of which is closely correlated with the pressure difference generated between the inside and the outside of the solid matrix and to the features of the solid matrix Based on this new and innovative extractive principle, it has been made possible, in many cases, to use water as an extraction solvent, a condition that cannot be achieved with traditional techniques, such as maceration and percolation; in this case, the fermentative process is slower due to the movement of liquid around the solid, and this prevents the microorganisms from growing [15]. This review aims to give a brief overview of the various extraction techniques, focusing mainly on RSLDE and its various fields of application thanks to the introduction of an innovative solid-liquid principle of extraction
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