Supercritical fluid extraction of Eichhornia crassipes

The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the potential of Eichhorina crassipes harvested from Pateira de Fermentelos, Águeda, as a source of phytosterols, namely stigmasterol, by Soxhlet and supercritical fluid extraction. Supercritical extractions were used in this thesis as an alternative to convent...

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Main Author: Silva, Rui Pedro Fonseca Ferreira da (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14299
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/14299