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. 2023 Jan 16;28(2):887. doi: 10.3390/molecules28020887

Table 2.

The optimized conditions for the extraction of phytochemicals using various extraction methods.

Extraction Method Solvent Temperature Pressure Time Consumed References
Maceration Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent Room temperature or cold method (4–15 °C) Atmospheric pressure 3–7 days or up to months [103,104,105]
Percolation Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent Room temperature or under heat (35–70 °C) Atmospheric pressure 2–24 h [106,107]
Decoction Water Atmospheric pressure 1–2 h 65–70 °C [108,109]
Reflux extraction Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent 60–100 °C Atmospheric pressure 15 min–2 h [110,111,112]
Soxhlet extraction Organic solvents 65–100 °C Atmospheric pressure 6–24 h [113,114]
Pressurized liquid extraction Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent 50–200 °C 50–300 psi 5–20 min [115,116,117]
Microwave-assisted extraction Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent 40–120 °C Atmospheric pressure 30 s–20 min [118]
Ultrasound-assisted extraction Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent 20–80 °C Atmospheric pressure 10–60 min [119,120]
Pulsed electric field extraction Water, aqueous and non-aqueous solvent 20–50 °C 1.32–1.64 bar or atmospheric pressure 5 min–48 h [121,122,123]
Enzyme-assisted extraction Water, aqueous andnon-aqueous solvent 33–67 °C Atmospheric pressure 20 min–4 h [124,125]
Supercritical fluid extraction Supercritical Fluids such as S-CO2, S-H2O 40–80 °C 35–70 MPa 10–60 min [126,127]
High hydrostatic pressure extraction Water, ethanol, glycerol, silicon oil, or a mixture of solvents Below 45 °C 100–1000 MPa 3–15 min [128,129,130]
Liquid gas extraction Liquified petroleum gas (propane, n-butane), dimethyl ether 35 °C Room temperature or low pressure 200–1000 kPa 20 min [10,131]
Natural deep eutectic solvent extraction Deep eutectic solvents such as reline, ethaline, glycerine, etc. 25–105 °C Atmospheric pressure 30–60 min [132,133,134]