Research Article - (2015) Volume 5, Issue 3

Technical and Economic Evaluation of Phorbol Esters Extraction from Jatropha curcas Seed Cake using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Cristiane De Souza Siqueira Pereira1*, Fernando Luiz Pelegrini Pessoa1, Simone Mendonca2, Jose Antonio De Aquino Ribeiro2 and Marisa Fernandes Mendes3*
1Technology of Chemical and Biochemical Processes, Chemistry School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, E-mail: fernando.pessoa@fieb.org.br
2Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasilia, Brazil, E-mail: fernando.pessoa@fieb.org.br
3Chemical Engineering Department, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, E-mail: fernando.pessoa@fieb.org.br
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