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Screening the Experimental Domain for the Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside from Flaxseed Prior to Optimization Procedures

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This paper presents the first part of a study that aims at developing an optimized microwave-assisted method for extracting the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside from defatted flaxseed meal. Two-level fractional factorial designs were used for screening the following factors: the microwave power level (30–360 W), the time of residence in the microwave cavity (1–25 min), the concentration of NaOH (0.25–1 M), and the mode of microwave power application (power on 30 and 60 s/min). The experimental domain had to be adjusted after each screening in order to focus the future optimization study within the factors' ranges likely to contain the optimal extraction conditions.

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The authors thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT), and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for the financial support.

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Nemes, S.M., Orsat, V. Screening the Experimental Domain for the Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside from Flaxseed Prior to Optimization Procedures. Food Bioprocess Technol 3, 300–307 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-009-0212-0

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