Table 2 Characteristics of solvents used in this study
From: Effective lipid extraction from undewatered microalgae liquid using subcritical dimethyl ether
| Â | Water | DME | Entrainers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethanol | DMSO | THF | Acetone | |||
Formula | H2O | C2H6O | C2H6O | C2H6OS | C4H8O | C3H6O |
Molecular weight | 18.02 | 46.07 | 46.07 | 78.13 | 72.11 | 58.08 |
Density (g/mL) | 0.998 | 1.970 | 0.789 | 1.092 | 0.883 | 0.785 |
Melting point (°C) | 0.0 | − 138.0 | − 114.1 | 18.4 | − 108.4 | − 94.7 |
Boiling point (°C) | 100.0 | − 25.0 | 78.5 | 189.0 | 65.0 | 56.1 |
Dielectric constant | 78.54 | 5.02 | 24.60 | 47.00 | 7.52 | 21.01 |