This book provides deep insights about the fundamentals, applications and perspectives of the use of supercritical CO 2 as solvent and antisolvent for biorefinering.

Inhalt

1. Supercritical fluid biorefining using supercritical CO2 as an antisolvent for micronization, coprecipitation and fractionation: Fundamentals, Processing and effect of process conditions.- 2. Supercritical fluid biorefining using supercritical CO2 as an antisolvent for micronization, coprecipitation and fractionation: Recent applications.- 3. Integrated biorefinery approach for the valorization of plant materials using supercritical antisolvent-based precipitation technique for obtaining bioactive compounds.- 4. Perspectives on vanillin production from sugarcane-bagasse lignin using supercritical CO2 as an solvent in an novel integrated second generation ethanol biorefinery.- 5. Novel biorefinery concept for the production of carotenoids from microalgae using lignocellulose-based biorefinery products and supercritical fluids.