Supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) extraction
is a promising
green technology that can potentially displace the use of traditional
organic solvents for lipid extraction. Advantages associated
with SCCO2 extraction include tuneable solvating power, low toxicity
of the supercritical fluid, favourable mass transfer equilibrium
due to intermediate diffusion/viscosity properties of the fluid, and
the production of solvent-free extract