Tag: Ethyl Acetate

Ethyl acetate (EA) is a naturally occurring ester that may be separated and utilized as a solvent to bind and extract caffeine from green coffee (see decaffeination procedure). Process of decaffeination Ethyl acetate (EA) To open the pores of the beans and prepare them for decaffeination, the coffee is graded and steamed for 30 minutes under low pressure. When coffee is placed in a solvent containing water and ethyl acetate. EA begins to bind the chlorogenic acid salt inside the bean (In …