SFE curves of bulk extract and stigmasterol, from stalks and leaves of Eichhornia crassipes.
Experimental conditions tested: 200–300 bar, 0.0–5.0 wt.% ethanol, 5.0–10.0 g min−1.
Experimental data evidence a selectivity advantage favorable to stigmasterol.
Modeling disclosed that intraparticle diffusion is the governing resistance to mass transfer.
Broken plus intact cells model evidence that selectivity to stigmasterol is driven by kinetics.