Review Article

Environmentally Friendly Methods for Flavonoid Extraction from Plant Material: Impact of Their Operating Conditions on Yield and Antioxidant Properties

Table 4

Experimental conditions for supercritical fluid extraction of flavonoids.

SourceExperimental conditionsFlavonoidYieldReference

Salvia officinalisSolv: CO2-water
Flow rate: 2 L/min
Temp: 60°C
Time: 10 min
Pressure: 45 MPa
Quercetin 3-glucuronide1270 ± 89 μg/g[115]
Morus alba (a) and Morus nigra (b) leavesSolv: CO2
Flow rate: 0.194 kg/h
Temp: 40°C
Time: 17 h
Pressure: 300 bar
TFC22.5 ± 0.7 mg/g (a)
43.5 ± 0.1 mg/g (b)
[59]
Odontonema strictum leavesSolv: CO2-EtOH (85 : 15)
Flow rate: 15 g/min
Temp: 65°C
Time: 270 min
Pressure: 200 bar
TFC230.43 mg/g[138]
Abelmoschus manihot L. flowersSolv: CO2-90% EtOH
Flow rate: 2 L/min
Temp: 60°C
Time: 10 min
Pressure: 20 MPa
TFC41.58 mg/g[141]
Cissus sicyoides L. leaves and stemsSolv: CO2-EtOH (10%)
Flow rate: 4.52 g/min
Temp: 40°C
Time: 3.5 h
Pressure: 400 bar
TFC12.13 ± 0.29 mg/g[142]
Spina gleditsiaeSolv: CO2
Flow rate: —
Temp: 48°C
Time: —
Pressure: 40 MPa
TFC0.793%[143]

Solv: solvent, Temp: temperature, TFC: total flavonoid content, EtOH: ethanol, and MeOH: methanol.