LAPSE:2020.0466
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LAPSE:2020.0466
Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction (UAE) Process on Thymol Concentration from Plectranthus Amboinicus Leaves: Kinetic Modeling and Optimization
May 22, 2020
Thymol shows potential medical values and it can be extracted from plants and herbs. In this study, ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) was used to extract thymol from Plectranthus amboinicus leaves. From the extraction kinetics analysis of UAE on thymol, it was found that the highest concentration was collected at temperature of 25 °C with 5.51% of thymol concentration yield. An equilibrium-dependent solid−liquid extraction (EDSLE) model was found to be the best fitted model for thymol extraction using UAE. The parameters for optimization were the temperature of extraction (40 to 60 °C), extraction time (20 to 40 min), and the solid to solvent ratio (1:30 to 1:40 g/mL). The optimal UAE conditions were found at a temperature of 55 °C, 23 min of extraction, and a solid−solvent ratio of 1:35 g/mL. The changes in the structural surface of P. amboinicus after undergoing the UAE process were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The possible mechanism of UAE was explained using the SEM images. These findings suggest that UAE is capable of breaking the structural surface of the leaves to extract compounds inside the leaves to the body of the solvent.
Keywords
kinetic modeling, mechanism, Optimization, Plectranthus amboinicus, response surface methodology (RSM), Ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE)
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Zahari NAAR, Chong GH, Abdullah LC, Chua BL. Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction (UAE) Process on Thymol Concentration from Plectranthus Amboinicus Leaves: Kinetic Modeling and Optimization. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0466
Author Affiliations
Zahari NAAR: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Chong GH: Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Serdang, Malaysia
Abdullah LC: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Chua BL: School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus, No 1, Jalan Taylor’s, Subang Jaya, Selangor 47500, Malaysia [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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3
Article Number
E322
Year
2020
Publication Date
2020-03-09
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2227-9717
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