Screening of suitable ionic liquids as green solvents for extraction of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from microalgae biomass using COSMO-RS model

• Main Authors: Motlagh, S.R., Harun, R., Biak, D.R.A., Hussain, S.A., Ghani, W.A.W.A.K., Khezri, R., Wilfred, C.D., Elgharbawy, A.A.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061592115&doi=10.3390%2fmolecules24040713&partnerID=40&md5=f79c5ea397983deec9c019f05eead588; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/22141/

Omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have many health benefits including reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Recently, the use of ionic liquids (ILs) in lipid extraction from microalgae provides the...