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AssigneeBioeutectics Corporation
InventorsTomás Silicaro, Sergio David Pasini Cabello, Maria Romina Canales
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NADES (Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents) isolated from natural sources for extraction purposes are tied to a plurality of potential uses. The extraction of natural products from various sources by these NADES show enhanced extraction abilities. The extracted natural products using the NADES of the present invention have uses as food additives, dyes/colorings, medicines, and other potential uses. Chlorophyll(s), lycopene(s) cannabinoid(s), and red dyes from a fungus are natural products which have been isolated by the NADES of the present invention. They have potential uses in food additives, as dyes, in medicines, and in other uses.
A method of extracting and/or isolating a natural product from a source, said method comprising using a NADES to extract the natural product from the source.
A method of treating waste water or contaminated water to remove a dye, the method comprising extracting the dye with a NADES.
A method of at least partially isolating and/or purifying a natural product extracted from a source, the method comprising adding a NADES to the source to form a NADES composition, heating the NADES composition to at least 50° C. in a water bath for at least 30 minutes with shaking every 10 minutes for 1 minute, and filtering the NADES composition to generate a mother liquor comprises the natural product and remnants of the source.
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