“…Several authors have compared a range of extraction techniques, such as Soxhlet extraction (Janska, Tomaniova, Hajslova, & Koco-urek, 2006), ultrasonic extraction (Janska et al, 2006), supercritical fluid extraction, pressurised liquid extraction (Duedahl-Olesen & Ghorbani, 2008), matrix solid-phase dispersion (Pensado, Casais, Mejuto, & Cela, 2005) and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) (Akpambang et al, 2009;El-Saeid, 2006;Pena et al, 2006;Soclo, Budzinski, Garrigues, & Matsuzawa, 2008). The ability to rapidly heat the sample-solvent mixture is inherent to MAE and the main advantage of this technique.…”