Extraction of caffeine from spent coffee using aqueous solutions of ionic liquids

The main objective of this work consists on the development of a more benign and efficient technique for the extraction of added-value compounds from biomass. In particular, the use of ionic liquids (ILs) for the extraction of caffeine from spent coffee was investigated. This compound display import...

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Main Author: Gomes, Hugo André do Monte (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/19137
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/19137