Verena Huber

Dr. Verena Huber


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2021 in Food Chemistry
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VHVerena Huber
Verena Huber
LMLaurie Muller
Laurie Muller
PDPierre Degot
Pierre Degot
DTDidier Touraud
Didier Touraud
WKWerner Kunz
Werner Kunz

20 December 2021 in Molecules
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VHVerena Huber
Verena Huber
LMLaurie Muller
Laurie Muller
JHJohnny Hioe
Johnny Hioe
PDPierre Degot
Pierre Degot
DTDidier Touraud
Didier Touraud
WKWerner Kunz
Werner Kunz
A water-free, ternary solvent mixture consisting of a natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES), ethanol, and triacetin was investigated concerning its ability to dissolve and extract curcumin from Curcuma longa L. To this purpose, 11 NADES based on choline chloride, acetylcholine, and proline were screened using UV–vis measurements. A ternary phase diagram with a particularly promising NADES, based on choline chloride and levulinic acid was recorded and the solubility domains of the monophasic region were examined and correlated with the system’s structuring via light scattering experiments. At the optimum composition, close to the critical point, the solubility of curcumin could be enhanced by a factor of >1.5 with respect to acetone. In extraction experiments, conducted at the points of highest solubility and evaluated via HPLC, a total yield of ~84% curcuminoids per rhizome could be reached. Through multiple extraction cycles, reusing the extraction solvent, an enrichment of curcuminoids could be achieved while altering the solution. When counteracting the solvent change, even higher concentrated extracts can be obtained.

1 March 2022 in Food Chemistry
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CBClaudia Benkert
Claudia Benkert
AFAuriane Freyburger
Auriane Freyburger
VHVerena Huber
Verena Huber
DTDidier Touraud
Didier Touraud
WKWerner Kunz
Werner Kunz

1 February 2022 in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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VHVerena Huber
Verena Huber
PDPierre Degot
Pierre Degot
DTDidier Touraud
Didier Touraud
WKWerner Kunz
Werner Kunz