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. 2023 Apr 23;12(9):1750. doi: 10.3390/foods12091750

Table 1.

Overview of the models established for MAE in the present work and for UAE in the previous work [18].

Output Modelled MAE Model (Present Work) UAE Model (Previous Work [18])
tb
breaking time (min) (time when ultrasound generation switch from continuous to the discontinuous mode)
Not applicable tb=Vρw+X1ρeρwCpw+X1CpeCpwT1y·X3
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
TPorAA=1X2A1eK1t+B1eK2t
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)
TPorAA=1X2A1eK1t+B1eK2tif ttbC1eK3ttb+Dif t>tb
with D=B1eK2tb
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)
EC=Ps·t+Pc·t+Pmw·t+Ecentr
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
EC=Ecentr+Ps·t+Pus·tif ttbPus·tb+Pus*ttbif t>tb
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 Pus* 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
EI=Aeq·t+Beqequipments+At·X1+BtX2transports+Arm·X1+Brmraw materials+Aex·EC+Bexextraction+AeofX2end of life
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)