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Extraction Technologies for
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Extraction Technologies
for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Scientifi c Editors:
Sukhdev Swami Handa
Suman Preet Singh Khanuja
Gennaro Longo
Dev Dutt Rakesh
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY
Trieste, 2008

Contributors
Chapter 1
An Overview of Extraction Techniques for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Sukhdev Swami Handa
Senior Specialist, Industrial Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technologies, ICS-UNIDO,
AREA Science Park, Bldg. L2, Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy
Chapter 2
Role of Process Simulation to Extraction Technologies for Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants
Maurizio Fermeglia
DICAMP-CASLAB, University of Trieste and Scientifi c Consultant for Process
Simulation, ICS-UNIDO, AREA Science Park, Bldg. L2, Padriciano 99, 34012
Trieste, Italy
Chapter 3
Maceration, Percolation and Infusion Techniques for the Extraction of Me-
dicinal and Aromatic Plants
Janardan Singh
Scientist E II, Botany and Pharmacognosy, Central Institute of Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Chapter 4
Hydrolytic Maceration, Expression and Cold Fat Extraction
Anil Kumar Singh
Scientist F, Essential Oil Analysis Laboratory, Central Institute of Medicinal
and Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Chapter 5
Decoction and Hot Continuous Extraction Techniques
Sudeep Tandon and Shailendra Rane
Scientist EI, Chemical Engineer, Process and Product Development Division,
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
CONTRIBUTORS
Chapter 6
Aqueous Alcoholic Extraction of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants by Fermentation
Chander Kant Katiyar
Director, Herbal Drug Research, Ranbaxy Research Labs, R&D-II, Plot 20,
Sector 18, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area, Gurgaon, India
Chapter 7
Distillation Technology for Essential Oils
Sudeep Tandon
Scientist EI, Chemical Engineer, Process and Product Development Division,
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Chapter 8
Microdistillation, Thermomicrodistillation and Molecular Distillation Techniques
Vishwas Govind Pangarkar
Professor, University Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg
Manunga (East) Mumbai 400 019, India
Chapter 9
Solid Phase Micro-extraction and Headspace Trapping Extraction
Rama Kant Harlalka
Director, Nishant Aromas 424, Milan Industrial Estate, Cotton Green Park,
Mumbai 200 033, India
Chapter 10
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Fundamen-
tals and Applications
Alberto Bertucco1 and Giada Franceschin2
1Professor, Dipartimento di Principi ed Impianti di Ingegneria Chimica “I. Sor-
gato”, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy
2DIPIC - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Padova, via Mar-
zolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy
Chapter 11
Process-scale HPLC for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Madan Mohan Gupta1 and Karuna Shanker2
1Head, Analytical Chemistry Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aro-
matic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
2Scientist, Analytical Chemistry Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Chapter 12
Flash Chromatography and Low Pressure Chromatographic Techniques for
Separation of Phytomolecules
Sunil Kumar Chattopadhyay
Scientist F, Process and Product Development Division, Central Institute of
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
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EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
Chapter 13
Counter-current Chromatography
Santosh Kumar Srivastava
Scientist E II, Phytochemistry, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants, P. O. CIMAP, Lucknow, India
Chapter 14
Quality Control of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and their Extracted Prod-
ucts by HPLC and High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography
Karan Vasisht
Professor of Pharmacognosy, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Scienc-
es, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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