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Ultrasound assisted extraction of food and natural products: mechanisms, techniques, combinations, protocols and applications
Chemat F, Rombaut N, Sicaire AG, Meullemiestre A, Fabiano-Tixier AS, Abert-Vian M
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry · 2017
Abstract excerpt
Foundational review on UAE for natural-product extraction across food + cosmetic + pharmaceutical applications. Covers the mechanism of acoustic cavitation in detail — bubble nucleation, growth, collapse, and the resulting localized temperature and pressure spikes that drive cell-wall disruption. Compares UAE to conventional reflux, Soxhlet, supercritical CO2, and microwave-assisted extraction across capital cost, operating cost, and product-quality dimensions.
Excerpt from the published abstract. Full paper at the journal link below.
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How to read this paper
Pair this with Bagheri 2021 to get the full picture — Chemat covers UAE generally, Bagheri specializes it to medicinal mushrooms. The cavitation-mechanism section is what to point pseudoscience-adjacent UAE marketing at.
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