Chapter 2 Supercritical fluid extraction and its application in the food industry DAVID STEYTLER, School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ 2.1 INTRODUCTION Solvent extraction is one of the oldest methods of separation known and certainly dates back to prehistory. The science of solvent extraction has evolved accordingly over a long period of time and much progress has been made in the understanding of solvation and