Optimization of ionic liquid based simultaneous ultrasonic- and microwave-assisted extraction of rutin and quercetin from leaves of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) by response surface methodology

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014:2014:283024. doi: 10.1155/2014/283024. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Abstract

An ionic liquids based simultaneous ultrasonic and microwave assisted extraction (ILs-UMAE) method has been proposed for the extraction of rutin (RU), quercetin (QU), from velvetleaf leaves. The influential parameters of the ILs-UMAE were optimized by the single factor and the central composite design (CCD) experiments. A 2.00 M 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C4mim]Br) was used as the experimental ionic liquid, extraction temperature 60°C, extraction time 12 min, liquid-solid ratio 32 mL/g, microwave power of 534 W, and a fixed ultrasonic power of 50 W. Compared to conventional heating reflux extraction (HRE), the RU and QU extraction yields obtained by ILs-UMAE were, respectively, 5.49 mg/g and 0.27 mg/g, which increased, respectively, 2.01-fold and 2.34-fold with the recoveries that were in the range of 97.62-102.36% for RU and 97.33-102.21% for QU with RSDs lower than 3.2% under the optimized UMAE conditions. In addition, the shorter extraction time was used in ILs-UMAE, compared with HRE. Therefore, ILs-UMAE was a rapid and an efficient method for the extraction of RU and QU from the leaves of velvetleaf.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
  • Malvaceae*
  • Microwaves*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Leaves
  • Quercetin / chemistry
  • Quercetin / isolation & purification*
  • Rutin / chemistry
  • Rutin / isolation & purification*
  • Ultrasonics / methods*
  • Ultrasonics / standards

Substances

  • Ionic Liquids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Rutin
  • Quercetin