LAPSE:2023.36498
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LAPSE:2023.36498
Optimization of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fluid Extraction of Medicinal Cannabis from Quebec
Hinane Boumghar, Mathieu Sarrazin, Xavier Banquy, Daria C. Boffito, Gregory S. Patience, Yacine Boumghar
August 3, 2023
Research on cannabis oil has evolved to encompass the pharmaceutical industry for the therapeutic potential of the active compounds for pathologies such as Alzheimer, auto-immune disorders, and cancer. These debilitating diseases are best treated with cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC), cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabinol (CBN), which relieve neuropathic pain and stimulate the immune system. We extracted cannabinoids from plants with supercritical CO2 and produced an extract with a total yield close to 26%. The three-level Box−Behnken experimental design considered four factors: Temperature, pressure, CO2 flow rate, and processing time, with predetermined parameters at low, medium, and high levels. The mathematical model was evaluated by regression analysis. The yield of ∆9-THC and CBG reached a maximum after 2 h and 15 g/min of CO2, 235 bar, 55 °C (64.3 g THC/100 g of raw material and 4.6 g CBG/100 g of raw material). After another 2 h of extraction time, the yield of CBN reached 2.4 g/100 g. The regression analysis identified pressure and time as the only significant factors for total yield while pressure was the only significant factor for ∆9-THC and CBG. Time, temperature, pressure, and flow rate were all significant factors for CBN.
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Box–Behnken, cannabinoids, Optimization, supercritical carbon dioxide
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Boumghar H, Sarrazin M, Banquy X, Boffito DC, Patience GS, Boumghar Y. Optimization of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fluid Extraction of Medicinal Cannabis from Quebec. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36498
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Boumghar H: Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnique Montreal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; Centre d’Études des Procédés Chimiques du Québec, College Maisonneuve, 6220 Sherbrooke Est Street, Montreal, QC H1N 1C1, Canada
Sarrazin M: Centre d’Études des Procédés Chimiques du Québec, College Maisonneuve, 6220 Sherbrooke Est Street, Montreal, QC H1N 1C1, Canada
Banquy X: Faculty of Pharmacy, Axe Formulation et Analyse du Médicament (AFAM), Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; Institut en Génie Biomédical, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montp
Boffito DC: Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnique Montreal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada [ORCID]
Patience GS: Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnique Montreal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada [ORCID]
Boumghar Y: Centre d’Études des Procédés Chimiques du Québec, College Maisonneuve, 6220 Sherbrooke Est Street, Montreal, QC H1N 1C1, Canada [ORCID]
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Processes
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11
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7
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1953
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2023
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2023-06-28
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2227-9717
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PII: pr11071953, Publication Type: Journal Article
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