Research Article

Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction of Procyanidins Using Ionic Liquid Solution from Larix gmelinii Bark

Table 1

Comparison of ILUAE with other extraction methods, mean ± S.D. ( ).

NumberSolventExtraction methodTime Solvent consumption Temperature Extraction efficiencya  ±
SD (%)
(h)(mL g−1)(°C)

1Pure waterUAE0.5102519.62 ± 0.76
21.25 M NaClUAE0.5102517.47 ± 0.85
380% ethanolUAE0.5102567.10 ± 3.21
480% ethanolME24.0102549.92 ± 2.51
580% ethanolHRE4.0108554.89 ± 2.66
61.25 M [Bmim] BrUAE0.51025100.00 ± 4.89

aThe extraction efficiency is expressed as the observed values of procyanidins, and the maximum amount in each curve was taken to be 100%.