Table 1.
Output Modelled | MAE Model (Present Work) | UAE Model (Previous Work [18]) |
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tb breaking time (min) (time when ultrasound generation switch from continuous to the discontinuous mode) |
Not applicable |
where V is the solvent volume, ρw and ρe are water and ethanol densities, respectively, Cpw and Cpe are water and ethanol calorific capacities, respectively, and y is the efficiency of heat transmission to the solvent |
TP or AA TP is the total polyphenol concentration (g.L−1 GAE) and AA is the antioxidant activity (mM TEAC): one equation of the same type was used for TP and for AA |
where t is the extraction time; A, B, K1 and K2 are coefficients expressed as second order polynomial functions of input parameters (solvent composition X1, liquid/solid ratio X2 and MW power density X3) |
with where t is the extraction time; tb is the breaking time; A, B, C, K1, K2 and K3 are coefficients expressed as second order polynomial functions of input parameters (solvent composition X1, liquid/solid ratio X2 and US power density X3) |
EC Energy consumption (kWh) |
wherePs is the electric power consumed by the stirrer; t is the extraction time; Ps is the electric power consumed by the water chiller; Pmw is the power consumed for MW generation; Ecentr is the energy consumed for centrifugation |
where Ecentr is the energy consumed for centrifugation; Ps is the electric power consumed by the stirrer; t is the extraction time; tb is the breaking time; Pus is the power consumed for US generation in the continuous mode and the average power consumed for US generation in the discontinuous mode |
EI 16 environmental impact categories with respective unit as defined in the ILCD Handbook, 2010 [23]: one equation of the same type was used for each of the 16 categories of impact |
where t is the extraction time; X1 and X2 are the coded values for the solvent composition and the liquid/solid ratio, respectively; Aeq, Beq, At, Bt, Arm, Brm, Aex, Bex, Aeof are coefficients associated to each life cycle stage (equipment, transports, raw materials, extraction, end of life) |