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EXTRACTION OF BETULIN BY VACUUM PYROLYSIS OF BIRCH BARK

Hooshang Pakdel, Jean Népo Murwanashyaka, Christian Roy

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Separation of betulin from the outer bark of Betula papyrifera birch tree by sublimation in a batch vacuum pyrolysis reactor was studied in the temperature range of 250–300°C and under a total pressure of 0.7 kPa. Yield of 9.5% by weight of betulin on an anhydrous bark basis was obtained. The total yield of extractives was in the range of 28–32%. The purification of betulin was achieved by solvent extraction followed by crystallization. In comparison, soxhlet extraction using dichloromethane yielded 11.5% of betulin. The structural analysis of the purified betulin has been made by GC/MS and 1H NMR.

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Separation of betulin from the outer bark of Betula papyrifera birch tree by sublimation in a batch vacuum pyrolysis reactor was studied in the temperature range of 250–300°C and under a total pressure of 0.7 kPa. Yield of 9.5% by weight of betulin on an anhydrous bark basis was obtained. The total yield of extractives was in the range of 28–32%. The purification of betulin was achieved by solvent extraction followed by crystallization. In comparison, soxhlet extraction using dichloromethane yielded 11.5% of betulin. The structural analysis of the purified betulin has been made by GC/MS and 1H NMR.

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Separation of betulin from the outer bark of Betula papyrifera birch tree by sublimation in a batch vacuum pyrolysis reactor was studied in the temperature range of 250–300°C and under a total pressure of 0.7 kPa. Yield of 9.5% by weight of betulin on an anhydrous bark basis was obtained. The total yield of extractives was in the range of 28–32%. The purification of betulin was achieved by solvent extraction followed by crystallization. In comparison, soxhlet extraction using dichloromethane yielded 11.5% of betulin. The structural analysis of the purified betulin has been made by GC/MS and 1H NMR.

Key concepts: Betulin, Chemistry, Bark (sound), Extraction (chemistry), Chromatography, Dichloromethane, Yield (engineering), Solvent

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