Temperature effects microwave-assisted extraction

Another new approach combines MAE with the use of an aqueous surfactant solution as the extracting phase. This new technique is called microwave-assisted micellar extraction (MAME). This procedure is based on the well-known solubilization capacity of aqueous micellar solutions toward water-insoluble or sparingly soluble organic compounds. As a general rule, nonionic surfactants are usually the most effective, showing greater solubilization capacities that rapidly increase with the solubilization kinetics as the cloud-point temperature of the solution is raised. 

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