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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298639903321

Autore

Li Ying

Titolo

Essential Oils as Reagents in Green Chemistry [[electronic resource] /] / by Ying Li, Anne-Sylvie Fabiano-Tixier, Farid Chemat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-08449-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability, , 2212-9898

Disciplina

543

Soggetti

Chemical engineering

Sustainable development

Organic chemistry

Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

Sustainable Development

Organic Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

History, localization and chemical composition -- Essential oils: from conventional to green extraction -- Essential oils as antioxidants -- Essential oils as antimicrobials -- Essential oils as insecticides -- Essential oils as green solvents -- Essential oils as synthons for green chemistry.

Sommario/riassunto

This brief provides a valuable reference for the contribution of essential oils in the green chemistry, mainly in terms of their characteristics corresponding to their compositions, the development of their extraction technologies including both conventional and green process (e.g. microwave, ultrasound), and their sustainable applications as antioxidants, antimicrobials, insecticides, green solvents and synthons for the green synthesis.