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. 2022 Oct 28;20(11):677. doi: 10.3390/md20110677

Table 3.

Supercritical-Fluid Extraction for bioactive compounds from macroalgae, extraction parameters, bioactive compounds targeted, and extraction yield.

Macroalgae Extraction Parameters Bioactive Compounds Bioactivity Extraction Yield (%) Reference
Solvent (v/v) Temperature (°C) Pressure (MPa) Extraction Time (min) CO2 Flow Rate
S. japonica CO2:EtOH 45 25 120 27 g/min Fucoxanthin Antioxidant 1.09 ± 0.56 a [10]
S. horneri Antimicrobial 1.41 ± 0.15 a
U. pinnatifida CO2 25 40 180 2 mL/min Fucoxanthin --- 0.53 ± 0.05 [65]
40 40 1.22 ± 0.04
40 20 1.08 ± 0.02
40 30 1.06 ± 0.03
50 40 1.07 ± 0.01
60 40 1.04 ± 0.01
L. japonica Sunflower oil, soybean oil, canola oil, EtOH, H2O 45 20 240 --- Carotenoids Antioxidant See Table 4 [66]
50 25 Fucoxanthin
55 30 Phlorotannins

a: g/100 g DW.