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To explore the feasibility of supercritical fluid extraction technology in undergraduate laboratories.

Introducing Supercritical CO2 Extraction Into Undergraduate Laboratories

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Demonstrates supercritical fluid extraction's effectiveness in teaching laboratories, suggesting valuable educational benefits.

To explore the feasibility of supercritical fluid extraction technology in undergraduate laboratories.
Conducted experiments using a commercial supercritical carbon dioxide apparatus.
Performed small to large scale extraction of natural products.
Separated and purified compounds post-extraction using analytical tools.
Successfully demonstrated the extraction of natural products using supercritical CO2.
Showed effective integration with NMR, GC-FID, and GC-MS for analysis.
Highlighted the educational value for undergraduate chemistry students.

Thompson et al. (2017) studied this question.

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