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. 2017 Mar 15;40(6):911–918. doi: 10.1007/s00449-017-1755-5

Table 2.

Different extraction profiles applied to mixed, lyophilized Scenedesmus biomass and the corresponding extraction yields after SCCO2 extraction and soxhlet extraction of the spent material

Profile Extraction pressure (MPa) Extraction temp. (°C) CO2: biomass ratio Extraction yield (% w/w) Soxhlet yields of spent material (% w/w)
1 7 20 20 6.5 1.0
2 7 20 100 6.6 2.0
3 12 20 20 6.6 1.8
4 12 20 100 8.3 2.1
12 20 100 7 2.8
5 15 20 100 6.6 3.0
15 20 100 6.5 2.8

Extraction time 540 min