Issue 10, 2010
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Green Chemistry

High-performance extraction of alkaloids using aqueous two-phase systems with ionic liquids†

Mara G. Freire,*a   Catarina M. S. S. Neves,b   Isabel M. Marrucho,a   José N. Canongia Lopes,a   Luís Paulo N. Rebelo*a  and  João A. P. Coutinhob  

* Corresponding authors

a Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, UNL, Av. República, Ap. 127, Oeiras, Portugal
E-mail: luis.rebelo@itqb.unl.pt, maragfreire@ua.pt
Web: www.itqb.unl.pt

b CICECO, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

Ionic-liquid-based aqueous two-phase systems are great candidates for the replacement of volatile organic compounds in typical liquid–liquid extractions. This work shows clear evidence for the complete extraction of alkaloids such as caffeine and nicotine using a single-step procedure.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0GC00179A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jun 2010
Accepted
28 Jul 2010
First published
24 Aug 2010

Green Chem., 2010,12, 1715-1718

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High-performance extraction of alkaloids using aqueous two-phase systems with ionic liquids

M. G. Freire, C. M. S. S. Neves, I. M. Marrucho, J. N. Canongia Lopes, L. P. N. Rebelo and J. A. P. Coutinho, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1715 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00179A

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