EcoXtract Featured on BFM Business: A Step Towards Greener Oil Extraction
We’re excited to share that Laurence Jacques, our CEO at EcoXtract, recently appeared on BFM Business’s “Trajectoire” program to discuss our groundbreaking approach to vegetable oil extraction. In the interview, Laurence highlighted how EcoXtract is revolutionizing the industry by providing a sustainable, cost-effective, and safe alternative to traditional hexane extraction methods. EcoXtract aspires to improve human health […]
Minafin Group : EcoXtract® subsidiary taken over
Laurence Jacques, new President of EcoXtract The Minafin Group founded EcoXtract® to develop an original process for extracting substances of interest to the food industry, independently of its strategic activities in fine chemicals and biobased products. Now that the proof-of-concept has been successfully completed, the Minafin Group has decided to sell the company to enable […]
Viable pathway towards bioeconomy for lipids and biomaterials with spent coffee grounds
Valorization of spent coffee grounds by 2-methyloxolane as bio-based solvent extraction This study attempts to shed light on the efficacy of the solvent 2-methyloxolane (2-MeOx) as an alternative for hexane in defatting spent coffee grounds (SCG). Higher lipid yields were obtained with the bio-based solvent dry 2-MeOx (13.67%) and water-saturated 2-MeOx (15.84%) compared to hexane oil […]
Higher Yield and Polyphenol Content in Olive Pomace Extracts Using 2-Methyloxolane as Bio-Based Solvent
An MDPI Scientific article in the Foods category, 7 May 2022 In accordance with circular economy principals, the OP (Olive Pomace ) is a by-product that is rich in bioactive compounds and that can be valorised through the recovery of residual oil and antioxidant compounds, mainly polyphenols, that are largely lost and at the […]
A review of bio-refinery of oilseeds
An MDPI Scientific article in the Processes category, 24 April 2022 The extraction of oil from oilseeds generates large volumes of oilseed by-products rich in proteins, fibres, minerals and secondary metabolites that can be valued. It also provides an overview of alternative solvents and some of the unconventional processes used as a replacement to the conventional extraction […]
We co-presented at the Minasolve seminar @ In-Cosmetics 2022 !
Synergies are so important between Minasolve and EcoXtract®(both affiliates of the Minafin Group). The goal is to provide safer products to producers and consumers. To view the presentation given to the Minasolve Distributors, click here.