Kasemwattanarot P.Kunthakudee N.Chutvirasakul B.Ramakul P.Mahidol University2023-09-182023-09-182023-01-01Chemical Engineering Communications (2023)00986445https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/90063The extraction of curcuminoids [curcumin (C21H20O6, CUR), demethoxycurcumin (C20H18O5, DMC), and bisdemethoxycurcumin (C19H16O4, BDMC)] from Curcuma longa rhizomes was investigated using an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) with ethanol/salt. The optimized conditions for the extraction process were determined by a central composite design to be an ethanol concentration of 13.6%, an ammonium sulfate concentration of 33.2%, and a temperature of 66.8 °C. Under these conditions, the highest yield of 97.9% was achieved, accompanied by a notable antioxidant activity of 84.38%. The experimental data exhibited good agreement with a second-order kinetic model, as confirmed by the evaluation of the coefficient of determination (R 2), normalized standard deviation, and average relative error.Chemical EngineeringCurcuminoid extraction from rhizomes of Curcuma longa via aqueous two phases systemArticleSCOPUS10.1080/00986445.2023.22531592-s2.0-8517057679515635201