Soxhlet extraction

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Leaching with fresh solvent cycled multiple times through a fine solid sample contained in a porous thimble.

Notes:
  1. A typical apparatus for classical Soxhlet extraction is shown in the figure below.
  2. The extraction solvent is cycled in a continuous-discrete process by distillation, condensation and siphoning. Extracted material accumulates in the distillation flask.

Typical apparatus for classical Soxhlet extraction.

Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 517. (Glossary of terms used in extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 538 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Soxhlet extraction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10228 RIS BibTex EndNote
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