Essential Oils as Reagents in Green Chemistry

• Main Authors: Li, Ying (Author), Fabiano-Tixier, Anne-Sylvie (Author), Chemat, Farid (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Sustainable development.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Sustainable Development.; Organic Chemistry.

This brief provides a valuable reference for the contribution of essential oils in the green chemistry, mainly in terms of their characteristics corresponding to their compositions, the development of their extraction technologies including both conventional and green process (e.g. microwave, ultras...

Table of Contents:

• History, localization and chemical composition
• Essential oils: from conventional to green extraction
• Essential oils as antioxidants
• Essential oils as antimicrobials
• Essential oils as insecticides
• Essential oils as green solvents
• Essential oils as synthons for green chemistry.