USING MICROWAVE-SOXHLET EXTRACTOR TO EXTRACT SOME NATURAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

Domestic microwave oven was modified into Soxhlet-Microwave Extractor for extracting of natural products. The study of its extracted capacity was realized on: - caffein from Camellia sinensis L.; - stevioside from Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Hemsl.; - artermisinin from Artemisia  annua L.; - rutine from Sophora japonica L.; - fruit oil from Illicium verum Hook. f.; - seed oil from Anethum graveolens L.. These extracted results were compared with the Soxhlet-conventional heating on the time, yield and quality.