Extraction & Isolation Techniques
Chapter Objectives
- Explain the principle governing extraction of phytoconstituents from plant matrices.
- Compare conventional extraction methods (maceration, Soxhlet, sequential extraction) with modern green techniques.
- Justify solvent selection based on the polarity of the target phytoconstituent class.
- Describe column chromatography and preparative HPLC as isolation and purification tools.
- Explain yield optimisation and the application of ICH Q3C solvent classification to herbal extraction.