ABSTRACT
Various conventional methods (CMs) (such as SLE, LLE, SE) and non-conventional methods (NCMs) (such as MAE, UAE, EAE, SFE, PEF, and PLE) have been used for the separation of a compound from the plant products. However, the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) technique is easy to implement and rapid, is less time consuming, and also provides excellent extraction efficiencies similar to or higher than those obtained with other methods. In MAE, microwave energy is applied to heat solvents in contact with samples (mainly solid samples), thus achieving the partition of the target compounds of interest from the sample into the solvent. Extractions are conducted in closed or open vessels, where the sample and solvent are combined and then exposed to microwave energy.
