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. 2022 Jan 28;11(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s43088-022-00196-1

Table 4.

Methods of piperine extraction from black and white pepper

Methods Apparatus used Extraction yield & (extraction time) Solvent used Advantage Disadvantage References
CHE Soxhlet apparatus

3.2%

2 h

95% Ethanol,10% aq. Potassium hydroxide Simple, low cost, no filtration is required after leaching A long time of extraction and a large amount of extractant is required Luque de Castro and Priego-Capote [175], Shingate et al. [25]
Reflux Extraction

RBF, condenser,

Buchner funnel, etc.

5%

20 min

Dichloro-methane,

Acetone and Hexane

More efficient than percolation or maceration and requires less extraction time and solvent Cannot be used for thermolabile natural products Shingate et al. [25], Zhang et al. [176]
Cold Maceration Separating funnel, Rota evaporator, etc.

4.6%

GAA, chloroform,

10% sodium bicarbonate, toluene, ethyl acetate, sodium hydroxide, diethyl ether

Yield is high, pure, and crystallizable as compared to the above two methods Complex and time-consuming Shingate et al. [25]

EASC-CO2

Extraction

SPEED

SFE 2, Ice-bath

0.88–1.38 mg/g dry black pepper

2.25 h

α-Amylase, CO2, methanol Efficient Expensive Dutta and Bhattacharjee [177, 178]

ILUA

Extraction

KQ-100DA and KQ-500 ultrasonic water baths (Kunshan, Jiangsu, China), Acquity™ UPLC (Waters, Milford, MA, USA)

3.57%

30 min

1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids, deionized water, methanol High extraction efficiency, and less extraction time Expensive Cao et al. [179]
SLDE Naviglio Extractor®

317.7 mg/g

3 h

96% Ethanol Simple application, exhaustion in a short period, production of high-quality extracts Expensive Gigliarelli et al. [180], Naviglio et al. [181]
SMUAE

Microwave oven (CQ4250, Samsung)

Ultrasonic bath (Elmasonic S10H)

46.6 mg/g

31 min

Ethanol, Methanol, Acetone, Dichloromethane

Potassium hydroxide, Hexane, Acetonitrile

Increased extraction efficiency Not suitable for thermolabile natural products Gorgani et al. [1, 182], Zhang et al. [176]
MAE IFB domestic microwave oven (model Neutron)

45%

4 h

Petroleum ether, water Simple, rapid, and reliable Not suitable for thermolabile natural products Raman and Gaikar [30]
UAE

0.58% w/w

18 min

Ethanol, hexane, and acetone Short running time, higher extractive yield, controllable parameters Small particle size, more filtration steps Shityakov et al. [183]
SFE

90–96% w/w

2–5 h

Liquid carbon dioxide Efficient, selective, clean, fast High cost, less pressure-resistant Shityakov et al. [183]