Microwave assisted extraction of bioactive compounds: A brief review

Chemical Engineering Department, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad,

Prayagraj-211 004, Uttar Pradesh, India

Email: sushilk2006@gmail.com

Manuscript received online 31 July 2020, revised and accepted 31 October 2020

Microwave Assisted Extraction has been a topic of research for last decade and has gained quite momentum in the recent years. This article summarizes the different conventional methods of extraction of bioactive compounds and their drawbacks and it is felt that microwave assisted extraction is found to be a better alternative. Several new and novel extraction techniques like microwave assisted extraction (MAE), ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) are also briefly described. Mechanisms of MAE, Types of instruments used and factors affecting MAE have been described briefly in this review article. Finally, recent research works with their inferences in the field of microwave assisted extraction (MAE) for bioactive compounds are drawn and presented in this manuscript.