The Effects of Solvents and Solid-to-Solvent Ratios on Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Carotenoids from Chlorella vulgaris
Dianursanti Dianursanti, Aisyah Fidela Siregar, Yoshiaki Maeda, Tomoko Yoshino, Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Abstract
Research around using algae as a natural source of carotenoids has been intense in the 21st century, given the wide applications of carotenoids in the pharmaceutical, health, and food industries. This study aimed to get the highest yield of carot
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Chlorella vulgarisCarotenoidSolventExtraction (chemistry)AcetoneLuteinYield (engineering)ChemistryChromatographyNuclear chemistryBotanyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryFood scienceAlgaeBiologyMetallurgyAlgal biology and biofuel production