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Extraction Technologies For Medicinal And Aromatic Plants - Unido

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EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS<br />

by a NIST library search of the acquired mass spectral data. The innovative,<br />

patent-pending, headspace trapping technology used in this application provides<br />

sensitivity beyond the capability of traditional static headspace. This<br />

presents a new level of detection capability for the evaluation of materials<br />

used in medical applications, as well as in other types of material testing,<br />

including pharmaceutical formulations and food-packaging fi lm.<br />

9.8 Conclusions<br />

Advanced technologies such as SPME and headspace trapping<br />

extraction are well suited for the analysis of fl avor and fragrance compounds.<br />

The typically small, volatile compounds are easily extracted. The simplicity<br />

of the method allows easy coupling to analytical instruments. Loss of volatile<br />

compounds during sample preparation steps is minimized or eliminated,<br />

compared to conventional methods.<br />

These techniques are useful for semivolatile compounds, even<br />

though these were more challenging in the early years. With appropriate<br />

matrix modifi cation, one can take advantage of this analytical method, which<br />

provides signifi cant convenience for fi eld and air analyses.<br />

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