Utrasonic topic: "Ultrasonic Terpene Extraction from Botanicals"

Terpenes are a large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers, and by some insects. Terpenes exhibit unique flavours, aroma, and smells, but they have many other specific characteristics, which make them a valuable substance used in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals as well as in biotechnology or as natural agricultural pesticides. Most terpenes exhibit antimicrobial properties, which enable them to combat potentially harmful bacteria and viruses. Many terpenes, e.g. beta-caryophyllene, are also known as anti-inflammatory and pain relieving, which makes them an analgesic alternative.
Ultrasonic extraction is the preferred technique to release terpenes from the cell matrix of botanicals (e.g. cannabis, hops, neem, menthol etc.). Ultrasonic extraction is based on the principle of acoustic cavitation, which breaks the plant cell and increase the mass transfer between the cell interior and the surrounding solvent. The main advantages of ultrasonic extraction are a more complete extraction, and the rapid, mild, non-thermal process.

The Large Variety of Terpenes
Currently, there are more than 20,000 identified terpenes .
Very prominent and well known terpenes are caryophyllene, limonene, pinene, linalool, humulene, and myrcene.
Caryophyllene is a sesquiterpene that is widely present in many essential oils, especially the essential oil of Cannabis sativa, clove, rosemary, and hops. It is responsible for the spicy or peppery aroma and is mostly used for its digestive, analgesic and antibacterial effects.
Humulene is a terpene found in hops, cloves, and basil, which used for its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
Limonene is a cyclic monoterpene, and the major component in the oil of citrus fruit peels. It is widely used as fragrance ingredient, dietary supplement and solvent in cleaning agents.
Pinene, found e.g. in the resins of many other conifers, is used as compound for perfumery as well as in the chemical industry.
Linalool, found e.g. in mint, laurel, birch trees, is a widely used fragrance and scent ingredient.
Myrcene is a monoterpene, which can be found e.g. in cannabis and hops. Due to its pleasant odor, it is an important intermediate used in the perfumery industry.

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Why is a Probe-Type Ultrasonicator Best for Mushroom Extraction?

Are you wondering why your mushroom extraction using an ultrasonic bath or an ultrasonic cleaning tank does not give you the desired extract yield? Learn here all you need to know about the rigid chitin-containing cell walls of mushrooms, the…

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Lion’s Mane Extract Made with Ultrasonics

Extracts from the fungus species Hericium erinaceus, known as lion’s mane mushroom, are most efficiently produced using ultrasonication. Ultrasonic extractors rapidly break open the fungal cell matrix and allow for the complete extraction of bioactive compounds from the lion's mane…

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Alkaloid Extraction using a Probe-Ultrasonicator

Alkaloids are bioactive compounds, which can be efficiently extracted from plants using ultrasonication. Alkaloids exhibit a wide array of biological effects and are thereby used as pharmaceuticals and therapeutics. Ultrasonic extraction is the preferred technique to produce high quality alkaloid…

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Organocatalytic Reactions Promoted by Sonication

In organic chemistry, organocatalysis is a form of catalysis in which the rate of a chemical reaction is increased by an organic catalyst. This "organocatalyst" consists of carbon, hydrogen, sulfur and other nonmetal elements found in organic compounds. The application…

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Highly Efficient Artemisinin Extraction with Sonication

Artemisinin can be efficiently extracted using high-performance sonication. Ultrasonic extraction gives very high yields of artemisinin using mild solvents. The process of extraction applying ultrasound is accelerated drastically. The processing conditions in ultrasonic extractors are precisely controllable, which allows to…

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Strategies for Higher Yields in Botanical Extraction

In order to produce premium-quality extracts from botanicals with high efficiency, i.e. high yields of premium quality extracts within a short extraction time, a high-performance extraction technique is required. Ultrasonic extraction is a process intensifying technique, which allows to use…

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Highly Efficient Chaga Extraction via Sonication

Chaga mushrooms (Inonotus obliquus) are 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 superior…

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Ultrasonic 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 spectrum…

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Efficient 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 extraction…

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Maceration and Aromatisation by Sonication

Ultrasonic aromatisation and flavoring of edible oils is based on the ultrasonic extraction of flavor compounds from botanicals such as herbs, spices, fruits etc. Ultrasonic maceration is a process intensifying method, which extracts bioactive components into the oil. As a…

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Ultrasonic Tobacco Extraction

Conventional tobacco extraction is a slow, time-consuming process, which involves the use of toxic solvents at high temperatures, which makes the process hazardous. Ultrasonically-assisted extraction of alkaloids from tobacco can be run using water or mild solvents in a rapid…

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Hemp Extraction by Ultrasonic Equipment

Hemp extraction using ultrasonic solvent extraction equipment is a simple, cost-efficient and very scaleable method to extract CBD (cannabidiol) from hemp. Ultrasonic hemp extractors are easy to install and can extract hemp in batches or inline for higher throughput. Ultrasonic…

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