Utrasonic topic: "How to extract botanicals ultrasonically"
Botanicals is another term for plants. Botanicals are rich in bioactive compounds (so-called phytochemicals), which are used e.g. to produce health-promoting dietary supplements, food and beverage additives, medicines, or active ingredients in cosmetic products. Botanical ingredients can be produced from various plant parts, e.g. herbs, roots, flowers, fruits, leaves, seeds, or bark.
In order to separate the active ingredient from the plant, a extraction method is required. Bioactive compounds such as vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenes etc. can be extracted by various extraction techniques such as infusion, steam distillation, maceration or solvent extraction. These extraction processes are often time-consuming, inefficient or involve toxic chemicals.
High-performance ultrasonication is a process intensifying technique, which accelerates the extraction of phytochemicals, increases the extraction yield and allows often for the use of milder, non-toxic solvents (e.g. water, ethanol, glycerine, vegetable oils etc.). As a non-thermal method, ultrasonic extraction prevents the thermal degradation of temperature-sensitive compounds and results in high-quality extracts.
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Highly Efficient Chaga Extraction via Sonication
Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is rich in very potent phyto-chemicals (e.g. polysaccharides, betulinic acid, triterpenoids), which are known to contribute to health and to fight diseases. Using high-power ultrasonic frequency for chaga extraction is the preferred technique to produce…
https://www.hielscher.com/highly-efficient-chaga-extraction-via-sonication.htmUltrasonic Extraction of Olive Leaf Extract
Olive leaf extracts are a potent dietary supplement and therapeutic as it contains strong antioxidants such as the polyphenols oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol and verbascoside. Ultrasonic extraction is highly efficient technique to release and isolate bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, flavones…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-extraction-of-olive-leaf-extract.htmHigh-Shear Mixers for Pet Food Manufacturing
Pet food manufacturing requires reliable high-shear mixing equipment to prepare homogeneous mixtures of various ingredients. Ultrasonic mixers provide ultras-high shear forces that can process highly viscous slurries and doughs. Furthermore, ultrasonic mixers are used to produce stable nano-emulsions and…
https://www.hielscher.com/high-shear-mixers-for-pet-food-manufacturing.htmMost Efficient Extraction Method for Botanical Extracts
Are you looking for a powerful and reliable extraction setup to produce high-quality botanical extracts? Here you can find a comparison of common extraction techniques including ultrasonic extraction, supercritical CO2 extraction, ethanol extraction, maceration amongst others and their advantages…
https://www.hielscher.com/most-efficient-botanical-extracts.htmWater-Soluble Nano-THC Formulations With Sonication
The formulation of THC-enhanced beverages is challenging. - THC-infused drinks must be nano-emulsified in order to provide a high bioavailability and thereby potency, long-term stability and clear appearance. Ultrasonic nano-emulsification of THC into beverage is highly efficient and efficacious…
https://www.hielscher.com/water-soluble-nano-thc-formulations-with-sonication.htmUltrasonic Solvent-Free Garlic Extraction
Garlic (Allium sativum) is rich in organosulfur compounds (e.g. allicin, glutathione), which promote many health benefits. Ultrasonic extraction is a reliable and efficient technique to produce highly concentrated garlic extracts. Ultrasonication results in high yields of high quality, full…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-solvent-free-garlic-extraction.htmUltrasonic Extraction and its Working Principle
Ultrasonic extraction is the preferred technique to isolate bioactive compounds from botanicals. Sonication achieves a complete extraction and thereby superior extract yields are obtained in a very short extraction time. Being such an efficient extraction method, ultrasonic extraction is…
https://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonic-extraction-and-its-working-principle.htmSuperior Catechin Extracts with Ultrasonics
Catechin such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin gallate (ECG), and epicatechin (EC) are polyphenols, which show significant health benefits. Whilst catechin are found in smaller amounts in green tea, cocoa, fruits and some other foods, for high…
https://www.hielscher.com/superior-catechin-extracts-with-ultrasonics.htmCoronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) and Ultrasonics
Ultrasonication is a powerful tool used in biology, molecular chemistry and biochemistry as well as in the production of pharmaceuticals. Bio-sciences use ultrasonic homogenizers to lyse cells and extract proteins and other intracellular materials, the pharma industry applied ultrasonics…
https://www.hielscher.com/coronavirus-covid-19-sars-cov-2-and-ultrasonics.htmEfficient Production of Hops Extracts by Sonication
Hops and hop extracts are essential ingredients for the production of beer. The alpha-acids a-caryophyllene (humulone) and beta-caryophyllene (humulene) are important flavour compounds, which give beer its bitterness and contribute to its aroma, foam structure, and microbiological stability. Ultrasonic…
https://www.hielscher.com/efficient-production-of-hops-extracts-by-sonication.htmMaceration and Aromatisation by Sonication
Ultrasonic aromatisation and flavouring of edible oils is based on the ultrasonic extraction of flavour compounds from botanicals such as herbs, spices, fruits etc. Sonication is a process intensifying method, which releases bioactive components into the oil. As a…
https://www.hielscher.com/maceration-and-aromatisation-by-sonication.htmHemp Extraction by Ultrasonic Equipment
Hemp oil or CBD oil is all the rage for its exceptional health benefits. The extraction method and equipment, which is used to isolate the cannabinoids from the hemp plant, influence the quality and yield of the CBD oil…
https://www.hielscher.com/hemp-extraction-by-ultrasonic-equipment.htm