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IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC), vol.14, no.1, pp.50-63, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The production of polyphenols from horse chestnut shells was achieved by newly designed system
containing three-column capable of realizing simultaneous extraction-distillation operations. The effects of
batch and continuous operations, solvent and/or solvent combination usage on total polyphenol yield, type of
polyphenol component present in the final product, and heat loss to the environment was investigated. The
results showed that, high efficiency, capability of specific product design, continuous production advantages,
the reduction of fresh solvent usage requirement, easier process control, reusability of pure solvent due to
distillation are the possible advantages of this new design. And also, isolation of the system can minimize the
main disadvantage namely heat loss by half. It was concluded that, since polyphenols in plants are frequently
used in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries due to their antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer
properties, the specific solvent and design must be used for production of specific polyphenol component-rich
products.