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Selective Extraction of Molecules from Biomaterials by Pulsed Electric Field Treatment

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In present time, the selective extraction of molecules assisted by pulsed electric fields (PEF) has gained growing interest. The PEF can serve as an effective tool for improvement of traditional extraction processes in biotechnological and food industries. The PEF-assisted extraction can be applied in two different modes by: (a) diffusion in solvent (solvent extraction) and (b) application of pressing procedures (expression). The PEF-assisted extraction methods are suitable for the selective recovery and extraction of sugar, inulin, starch, proteins, polysaccharides, polyphenols, pigments, flavor compounds, phytochemicals, and other high-value components. PEF can be applied for treatment of different fruits and vegetables (apple, carrot, table beet, etc.), leaves (tea, spinach), herbs, mushrooms, and suspensions of cells (yeasts, microalgae, etc.). The PEF-assisted techniques have low-operating costs and can be applied to the thermally sensitive products in “cold” mode without deterioration of color, flavor, vitamins, and other important nutrients of foods. “Cold” refers to the fact that only mild heat is added during extraction procedure.

In this chapter, the main extraction procedures assisted by PEF are defined. Different examples of PEF-assisted solvent extraction and expression of useful components from different food and biomaterials are collected. The emphasis is placed on the selectivity of extraction. Following the handbook format, the chapter is concise and covers various common features of PEF processing, review on recent efforts in the field, as well as several aspects of our own research.

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The authors appreciate the support from the COST Action TD1104 (EP4Bio2Med – European network for development of electroporation-based technologies and treatments).

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  1. Laboratoire de Transformations Intégrées de la Matière Renouvelable, EA 4297, Centre de Recherches de Royallieu, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, BP 20529, 60205, Cedex, Compiègne, France

    Eugene Vorobiev & Nikolai Lebovka

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry of Disperse Minerals, Institute of Biocolloidal Chemistry named after F. D. Ovcharenko, NAS of Ukraine, 42, blvr. Vernadskogo, 03142, Kyiv, Ukraine

    Nikolai Lebovka

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    Damijan Miklavcic

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    Boris Rubinsky

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Vorobiev, E., Lebovka, N. (2016). Selective Extraction of Molecules from Biomaterials by Pulsed Electric Field Treatment. In: Miklavcic, D. (eds) Handbook of Electroporation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26779-1_163-1

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