Ohmic, ultraviolet, and infrared heating-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds

Luís M. G. Castro, Nuno Filipe Borges, Elisabete M. C. Alexandre, Manuela Pintado

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Abstract

Bioactive compounds have gained a lot of attention among researchers due to their potential to reduce the risk associated with developing several diseases affecting the global population. Extracting bioactive compounds from natural origin has been carried out with conventional extraction (CE) technologies, but several limitations have hindered the recovery of these compounds. In this sense, alternative methods using electromagnetic radiation [ohmic heating (OH), infrared (IR) irradiation, and ultraviolet (UV) irradiation] gained the spotlight due to key advantages in relation to CE methods. This chapter aims to cover the fundamentals of OH, IR, and UV methods, highlight their application to obtain bioactive compounds from different sources, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. These technologies have key advantages that support their use to obtain bioactive compounds that improves the extraction as a whole and are more environmentally friendly than conventional methods. Further developments, especially combining these technologies, could add additional advantages to the extraction of bioactive compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplication of emerging technologies and strategies to extract bioactive compounds
Subtitle of host publicationdevelopments in food quality and safety
EditorsPaulo Eduardo Sichetti Munekata
PublisherElsevier
Chapter4
Pages143-170
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9780443189753
ISBN (Print)9780443189760
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024

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