文档介绍：Heliyon 5 (2019) e02062
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Clarification of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni extract by Ca based
silica microspheres
Gamze Gunduz Meric a, Fatih Gegic a, Sema Leblebici b, Sifanur Gungor b, Levent Degirmenci a,*
a Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bilecik, 11210, Turkey
b Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Department of Horticulture, Bilecik, 11210, Turkey
ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT
Keywords: Pre-treated Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni extract was clarified via using calcium (Ca) based silica (Si) microspheres.
Chemical engineering Both adsorption and chemical treatment were applied to extracts, and their effects on clarification were deter-
Materials synthesis mined by comparison. The study aimed to maintain the highest level of clarity by eliminating chemicals from the
Natural product chemistry
treatment procedure. Although close in range with chemical treatment, the