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    Microwave Assisted Batch Extraction of Polyphenols from Sea Buckthorn Leaves

    Ioana Asofiei1, Ioan Calinescu

    1, Adrian Trifan

    1, Iulia Gabriela David

    2, Adina Ionuta

    Gavrila1

    1

    Department of Bioresources and Polymer Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest,1-7 Gh. Polizu, Zip Code 011061, Bucharest, Romania,2Department of Analytical

    Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90 Panduri, Zip Code 050657, Bucharest, Romania

    Corresponding author to Adina Ionuta Gavrila, Department of Bioresources and PolymerScience, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Gh. Polizu, Zip Code 011061,

    Bucharest, Romania. E-mail: [email protected]

    Abstract 

    Extraction of polyphenols from Sea Buckthorn leaves using microwave assisted

    extraction (MAE) is described. The influence of different parameters on the extraction

     process (reactor type, stirring rate, extraction time, temperature, ethanol/water ratio) was

    studied. The polyphenolic extracts were analyzed in order to determine the total phenolic

    content (TPC) by Folin-Ciocalteu method or by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV)

    and the concentration of the main polyphenolic compounds by HPLC. The specific

    microwave energy was also determined. MAE leads to a shorter extraction time (7.5 min

    versus 30 min for the conventional method). The best results of MAE were obtained at a

    temperature of 90°C, using a solvent/plant ratio of 20/1 and 50% ethanol in the extraction

    solvent. The highest values of antioxidant capacity were obtained for polyphenolic

    extracts resulted from microwave extraction.

    KEYWORDS: microwave assisted extraction, polyphenols, Sea Buckthorn

    INTRODUCTION

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     Hippophae rhamnoides L. known as Sea Buckthorn is a nitrogen fixing bush widely

    found in temperate and subtropical zones. All parts of the shrub are rich in bioactive

    compounds. Recent developments have shown the beneficial properties of Sea Buckthorn

    leaves extracts. The leaves contain polyphenolic compounds such as ferulic acid, caffeic

    acid, flavonols, gallic acid, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin, and

    gallocatechin. The high content of polyphenols in plant leaves have shown antioxidant

     properties and can be used to prevent the damaging effect of oxidant radicals

    (Upadhyayet al., 2010; Kant et al., 2012). These polyphenols present pharmacological

    activities such as radioprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and tissue

    regeneration (Chawla et al., 2007; Suryakumaret al., 2011).

    Extraction of bioactive compounds from vegetable materials is determined by different

    factors such as extraction yield, production cost and uses of safety and environmental

    friendly solvents (Desai et al., 2010). The most common extraction methods are Soxhlet

    extraction, conventional extraction and heat reflux extraction. These methods require

    long extraction times, expensive organic solvents, relatively high solvent consumption

    and high temperatures that could cause the degradation of valuable constituents.

    Recent developments present more advantageous techniques such as pressurized fluid

    extraction (PFE), ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE), pulsed electric field (PEF),

    supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) microwave hydro-diffusion and gravity (MHG) and

    microwave assisted extraction (MAE).

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    Extraction of bioactive compounds by PFE technique is carried out under high

    temperature and pressure. This method is unhelpful for polyphenols which are heat

    sensitive (Kronholm et al., 2007). In UAE of polyphenols from plants the rupture of

    matrix is initiated by ultrasonic irradiation. By sonication the solvent penetrates the plant

    cells due to the jet generated by the bubble breakdown. This jet enlarges the cell pores

    and act as a micro-pump, forcing the solvent to enter into the cells and dissolve the

    components (Mason et al., 2011). Thus, the active components rapidly diffuse from plant

    tissue to solvent. UAE method is useful for thermolabile compounds due to the short

    extraction time. The extraction efficiency is influenced by the US power which is lower

    for longer extraction time (Pasrija et al., 2015).

    PEF treatment increases the permeability of plant tissues. The cell membranes are

    charged and pores are formed in the membranes facilitating extraction of cellular fluid.

    PEF has been used to extract polyphenols. The PEF efficiency was improved when the

    treatment was performed in the presence of ethanol. PEF pre-treatment increased both the

    extraction kinetics and the maximum yield of polyphenols (Chemat et al., 2015).

    The SFE technique using CO2 as a solvent has the advantages of mild extraction

    conditions (short extraction time and low extraction temperature), but CO2 is non-polar

    and this could limit its use in the extraction of polar polyphenols (Temelli et al., 2009).

    MAE is a promising technology to extract bioactive compounds from vegetal material by

    combination of extraction technique with microwave heating. The microwave heating is

     based on the effect of the microwaves on material molecules by ionic conduction and

    dipole rotation. Thus, an efficient heating requires either polar extraction solvents or

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     polar materials (Desai et al., 2010; Lew et al., 2002). Recently, MAE has been

    extensively employed for the extraction of polyphenols from various parts of plants due

    to its benefits such as shorter extraction time, good control of heating process, high

    extraction efficiency and selectivity, better extraction yield and reduced quantity of

    energy (Périno-Issartier et al., 2010, Chemat et al., 2015, Filly et al., 2014, Li et al., 2013,

    Xiao et al., 2008; Rostagno et al., 2007; Chen et al., 2007; Spigno et al., 2009; Wanget

    al., 2010; Alupului et al., 2009; Calinescu et al., 2014; Calinescu et al., 2002).

    MHG is a green extraction technique that combines microwave heating and gravity at

    atmospheric pressure. MHG is a suitable method for laboratory and industrial-scale

    applications (extraction of pigments, essential oils, and antioxidants from plants).

    Extraction of polyphenolic compounds from onion and Sea Buckthorn by MHG led to a

    shorter extraction time, no solvent used, and polyphenolic extract showed a higher

     phenolic content with greater antioxidant activity in comparison to classical extraction

    methods (Li et al., 2013).

    The purpose of this paper is to establish the optimal conditions for polyphenols extraction

    from Sea Buckthorn leaves using batch microwave assisted technique. The influence of

    different extraction parameters such as reactor type, stirring rate, extraction temperature

    and time, solvent to plant material ratio and solvent concentration have been studied.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS

    A. Materi als

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    The Sea Buckthorn leaves ( Hippophae Rhamnoides L.) were harvested in the summer of

    2014 at Hofigal S.A. in Furculesti. The fresh leaves were dried in air flow-heating oven at

    60°C to a constant weight. The dried leaves were ground using an electric grinder and

    sieved to a particle size under 0.5 mm. The ground Sea Buckthorn leaves were dosed in

    samples of 25 g (in sealed plastic vessel) and stored at 4-5°C until they were used for

    extraction of the phenolic compounds.

    Folin-Ciocalteu reagent (Merck), ethanol and sodium carbonate were analytical grade.

    The standard used for TPC analysis was gallic acid from Sigma-Aldrich. For the HPLC

    quantification of phenolic compounds, the following standards were used: gallic acid,

    caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, catechin, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid and rutin from

    Sigma-Aldrich.

    B. Polyphenols Extraction Procedure

    The MAE of phenolic compounds was performed using a microwave system (Biotage

    Initiator). The conventional extraction of polyphenolic compounds was carried out in a

    water bath using a heating plate equipped with a temperature controller unit and magnetic

    stirring. The extractions were performed in triplicate, using a 20:1 ratio of solvent to

     plant. The experiments were carried out at different temperatures (60°C, 90°C and

    120°C) and different stirring rates (300 and 900 rpm). The extractions occur in a mixture

    of ethanol in water using a concentration of 0%, 25% and 50% ethanol in water.

    Individual experiments were performed considering the following extraction times: 50,

    100, 150, 200, 300, 450, 600, 900 and 1800s. After the extraction, the mixture was

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    centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 5 min at room temperature and the supernatant was collected

    and fresh analyzed every time.

    C. Anal ysis

    Determination Of Total Phenolic Content

    Total phenolic content of extracts was determined colorimetrically using the Folin-

    Ciocalteu method according to International Standard ISO 14502-1 with minor

    modifications. The fresh extracts were diluted 125 times with distilled water. Further, 0.5

    mL of diluted extract was mixed with 5 mL of 10% Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and stirred

    for 5 min to perform the reaction. Next, 1.5 mL of 20% Na2CO3·10H2O and 3 mL of

    distilled water were added. Before analysis, the samples were kept for 30 min in the dark

    at room temperature. The absorbance was measured at 760 nm using a Shimadzu UV

    mini-1240 UV/Visible Scanning Spectrophotometer. The samples were analyzed in

    duplicates. The results were quantified as milligram of gallic acid equivalents per 1 gram

    of dry matter (mg GAE/g DM) using standard curve prepared for gallic acid solutions (1-

    5 mg/mL).

    DPV Determination Of Total Phenolic Content

    Voltammetric measurements were carried out using an electrochemical system

    (potentiostat/galvanostat) AUTOLAB PGSTAT 12. The system was equipped with a

    voltammetric cell consisting of a working electrode (pencil graphite electrode - PGE)

    (David et al., 2015), an Ag/AgCl (3M KCI) reference electrode and a platinum wire as

    auxiliary electrode. The optimized parameters for the differential pulse voltammetric

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    (DPV) measurements were the following: initial potential + 0.200 V, final potential +

    1.000 V, scan rate v=50 mV/s, pulse period PP=180 msec, pulse width PW=60 msec,

    sample width SW=10 msec, pulse amplitude PA= E=20 mV.

    Differential pulse voltammograms (DPVs) were recorded for 10 mL of 1000 fold diluted

    extract samples. 0.1 M H2SO4 was used as supporting electrolyte. If the potential applied

    to the PGE was scaned towards anodic values, the polyphenolic compounds from plant

    extracts are oxidized. The DPVs of all samples showed an anodic peak at potentials

    higher than 500 mV. The intensity of this peak was proportional to the amount of total

     polyphenols contained in the analysed extract. Increasing the dilution leads to a more

     pronounced peak. At 1.000 times dilutions, the peak current varied linearly with the gallic

    acid (GA) concentration added in the sample as standard.

    In order to determine the TPC of extracts the standard addition method was used. Thus,

    for each sample DPVs were recorded before and after each of the three additions of 0.1

    mL GA stock solution (2.94∙10-3

     M) (Figure 1A). The TPC of samples was calculated

    using the equation of the I pa = f (Cad) curve where I pa represents the maximum peak

    intensity and Cad the concentration of added GA (Figure 1B).

    HPLC Analysis Of Major Phenolic Compounds

    The polyphenolic compounds extracted were further analyzed by HPLC analysis. The

    analyses were undertaken with the help of a Jasco HPLC. The system includes: UV-2075

    detector; PU-2080 plus pump; LG-2080_4 gradient unit; DG-2080_4 degasser;

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    Teknokroma Nucleosil 100 C18 (10micro m, 250x0.4) separation column. Analyses were

     performed at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min using water with 2% v/v acetic acid (solvent A)

    and methanol (solvent B) under the following gradient program: 0-9 min 70% A and 30%

    B, 9-18 min 60% A and 40% B, 18-30 min 50% A and 50% B, 30-60 min 50% A and

    50% B and then returned to initial condition for a 10 min reequilibration, with total run

    time 70 min. The analytes were detected at 270 nm. For better separation of polyphenols

    they were extracted from the ethanolic solution resulted from extraction. Extraction of

     polyphenols from ethanolic solvent was performed using ethyl ether as solvent (50%

     polyphenols solution and 50% ethyl ether are stirred 10 min at room temperature).

    Samples of polyphenols in ethyl ether have been used for HPLC analysis. Analytes were

    identified by comparison of retention times with known standards.

    RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    1. Factors That Influence The MAE Of Polyphenolic Compounds From Sea

    Buckthorn Leaves

    A) I nf luence Of The Stir ri ng Rate On The Microwave Polyphenols Extraction

    Polyphenols extraction from Sea Buckthorn leaves is a complex process influenced by a

    very good contact between solvent and plant material. Therefore, in order to allow the

    diffusion of the solvent in plant tissue and an efficient extraction of bioactive compounds,

    intensely mixture stirring is required. One of the studied parameters was the influence of

    stirring rate on the extraction of polyphenolic compounds. Extraction of polyphenols was

    carried out at different stirring rates (300 and 900 rpm) and different extraction times.

    The results are shown in Figure 2.

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    As shown in figure 2, the increase of the stirring rate, from 300 rpm to 900 rpm, led to a

    three fold increase in the total phenolic content. In addition, at a stirring rate of 300 rpm,

    a longer extraction time determines a slow increase of TPC. For this reason, a low stirring

    rate requires very long extraction times in order to achieve an efficient extraction.

    Moreover, it is noted that for higher stirring rate (900 rpm) a longer extraction time (over

    200 s) leads to a slight decrease in TPC.

    B) I nf luence Of The Reactor Type On The Microwave Batch Extraction Of

    Polyphenols

    The extraction process is more effective if the stirring rate is higher. A method of

    improving the mixing of the extraction medium is to change the geometry of the reactor.

    Therefore, the reactor was modified in order to allow the use of a bigger magnetic stirrer.

    For this study, extraction of polyphenolic compounds was carried out using two types of

    reactors (normal Biotage reactor - 1 and a modified reactor  –  2, as shown in Figure S1).

    The two reactors make possible the extraction of polyphenols using the same volume of

    solvent (5 mL). Thus, the microwave extractions were performed at various stirring rates

    using these two types of reactors. The results of the influence of the reactor type on the

     polyphenols extraction are shown in Figure 3.

    Changing the geometry of the reactor and using a larger stirrer improved the extraction

     process of polyphenols, as shown in Figure 3. Although, at short extraction times, the

     polyphenols concentration is about the same for both reactors, at longer times (after 200

    s) the TPC is significantly higher (around 20%) for modified reactor (Fig. S1, reactor 2).

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    Given the fact that the highest amounts of polyphenols were obtained for reactor 2, the

    following studies of polyphenols extraction from Sea Buckthorn leaves were carried out

    using this reactor.

    C) I nf luence Of E thanol Concentration On The Extraction Of Polyphenols

    The most common method of extraction of polyphenols from plants involves polar

    organic solvents that destroy the cell membrane and dissolve the polyphenols. Most

    organic solvents are volatile, flammable, and often toxic and are responsible for the

    greenhouse effect and environmental pollution. The increasing demand of green

    extraction, using natural products and extracts, made us use a less toxic polar bio-solvent

    as ethanol. Even if it is potentially explosive and inflammable, ethanol is used on a large

    scale due to its low price, biodegradability and availability in high purity (Chemat et al.,

    2012). This solvent is considered a natural solvent (Chemat et al., 2015) that can be

     produced from agricultural sources  –  sugar beet and cereals. The study of the effect of

    solvent on the extraction process was achieved by using different concentrations of

    ethanol in water (Figure 4).

    The increase of the concentration of ethanol in the extraction solvent mixture increases

    the TPC, as shown in Figure 4. Thus, the use of a 25% ethanol concentration in water

    results in achieving polyphenol concentrations of about 90 mgGAE/g DM, higher than

    when using only water as solvent. Moreover, increasing the concentration of ethanol in

    water to 50% doubles the amount of extracted polyphenols compared to the extraction

    without ethanol. This behavior can be explained by the difference in solubility of

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    compounds in water and ethanol. The organic solvent (ethanol) dissolves cell membranes

    and water causes the swelling of the vegetable material, thus allowing the solvent to

     penetrate more easily into the solid matrix. Thereby, the extractability of polyphenols

    increases. Therefore, the choice of the solvent / water ratio depends on the composition of

    the polyphenols. In conclusion, a concentration of 50% ethanol in water results in an

    efficient extraction of polyphenols from Sea Buckthorn leaves at a temperature of 60 °C.

    D) I nf luence Of Temperature And Extraction T ime On The Polyphenols Extraction

    Another studied parameter on polyphenols extraction from Sea Buckthorn leaves is the

    effect of temperature on the TPC. The temperature is an important factor in the solid-

    liquid extraction process. The increase of the temperature increases the solubility of the

     polyphenols and also increases the mass-transfer coefficient between the matrix material

    and extraction medium. Thus, the experiments were carried out at different temperatures.

    The extraction of phenolic compounds is also influenced by the extraction time, which

    can affect the solubility of polyphenols. A long extraction time can lead to the oxidation

    of polyphenols or can change the conformation of extracted polyphenols.

    The microwave power is an important factor for microwave assisted extraction of

     bioactive compounds from plants. For each experiment, the microwave power and

    temperature profiles have been recorded. Using the above mentioned recorded values, we

    determined average microwave power during heating and extraction, and the microwave

    energy supplied to the system (Equations S1-S7, Table SI). The specific energy was

    determined by the following equation:

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    total  sp

     E    J  E 

    TPC mgGAE   (1)

    Where: Esp - specific energy [J/mg GAE]; Etotal  –  total energy [J]; TPC  –  total phenolic

    content [mg GAE/g DM].

    Figure 5 shows the influence of extraction time and temperature on the TPC and specific

    energy by batch MAE from Sea Buckthorn leaves.

    A higher temperature increases the polyphenols content. This can be explained by the

    increase of polyphenols solubility and a high value of mass-transfer coefficient between

    the matrix and the extraction medium at high temperatures. In addition, a high extraction

    temperature results in the destruction of the plant cell walls. Thus, this can lead to a

    further better penetration of the solvent in the cell walls, thus allowing the dissolution of

     polyphenols in the extract. Likewise, Figure 5 shows that at high temperature (120⁰C) the

    maximum TPC is obtained faster than for lower temperatures (100 s for 120⁰C and 450 s

    for 60⁰C and 90⁰C). However, the highest concentration of polyphenols was obtained for

    the extraction temperature of 90⁰C. After exceeding the maximum, at a temperature of

    120 ⁰ C the TPC decreases much faster than the extractions at 60⁰ C or 90⁰ C. This can

     be explained by the degradation of polyphenols at high temperatures. From these data it

    was concluded that the optimal temperature for MAE of polyphenols from Sea Buckthorn

    leaves is 90⁰C.

    As is shown in figure 5, the lowest specific energy corresponds to the experiments carried

    out at 60⁰ C. At 90⁰ C, slightly higher values of specific energy are obtained. In addition,

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    the amount of extracted polyphenols at 90⁰ C is higher than the amount obtained for

    other extractions (60⁰ C and 120⁰ C). For this reason, the extraction at 90⁰ C can be

    considered more efficient from TPC and specific energy points of view.

    These values of specific energy are expected to decrease when scaling up. This effect is

    typical for pilot and industrial installations where a higher ratio between the microwave

    energy absorbed by the system and the one delivered is required. Reactors with small

    volumes are used in the experiments presented in this work and for this reason, the ratio

     between the required and total energy is only 1 to 4 (Table SI).

    2. Microwave Assisted Extraction Vs. Conventional Extraction

    To highlight the effect of microwaves on polyphenols extraction from Sea Buckthorn

    leaves, experiments were carried out under the same conditions, for various temperatures,

     both by microwave assisted extraction and conventional extraction (Figure 6).

    The increase of the extraction time leads to an increase in the total phenolic content,

    reaching a maximum after 7.5 min in the MAE and after 30 min in the case of

    conventional extraction. However, a further increase of the extraction time leads to the

    decrease of the polyphenolic content. Therefore, although the maximum concentration of

     polyphenols is about the same for both methods, the MAE leads to reducing the

    extraction time.

    3. Total Phenolic Content Determination By Differential Pulse Voltammetry

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    Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) can measure the ability of compounds to donate

    electrons. This can be related to the antioxidant capacity of polyphenolic compounds. For

    lower values of the oxidation peak potential, the oxidation occurs easily. Therefore, the

    antioxidant capacity of the compound is higher  (Abou Samra et al., 2011).

    Table I presents a comparison between the results of the TPC analysis performed by the

    Folin-Ciocalteu method and by DPV. One can observe that the DPV values are lower

    than those obtained applying the Folin-Ciocalteu method. This can be explained by the

    fact that the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent is less selective and can be also reduced by other

    non-phenolic compounds present in the analysed samples (Seruga et al., 2011).

    4. Polyphenols Composition

    TPC values can be influenced by a number of other compounds with reducing character

    that are extracted from plant (as shown by comparing TPC values obtained by Folin

    Ciocalteu and DPV methods). For this reason, the polyphenolic extracts were analyzed by

    HPLC analysis to quantify the content of polyphenols (Table II). The phenolic

    compounds analyzed by HPLC depended on the extraction method. The main

    components from Sea Buckthorn leaves extracts were gallic acid, catechin, caffeic acid

    and rutin (Bittova et al., 2014). Catechin was the predominant polyphenolic species,

    followed by gallic acid and rutin.

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    From the results shown in Table II it can be noticed that the increase of extraction time

    led to the increase of total phenolic content (TPC) values, but the major components

    content slightly decreased at long extraction time.

    CONCLUSIONS

    The aim of this work was to determine the best conditions for MAE of polyphenols from

    Sea Buckthorn leaves. The influence of various parameters was determined: stirring rate,

    extraction time, type of reactor, concentration of ethanol in water and temperature. MAE

    leads to reduction of the extraction time compared to conventional extraction. Increasing

    the temperature leads to higher TPC, but at long extraction time concentration of

     polyphenols decreases. This can be explained by the degradation of polyphenols. A

    higher stirring rate increases the polyphenols content, but another important factor in

    order to obtain an efficient stirring of the extraction medium is the geometry of the

    reactor. Total phenolic content increases with the increase of the concentration of ethanol

    in water. However, the ratio of the solvent is closely related with the solubility of

     polyphenolic compounds found in Sea Buckthorn leaves.

    The effect of heating time and specific energy on the total polyphenolic content was

    investigated. In comparison with other extraction temperatures, the experiments carried

    out at 90 °C led to a higher TPC obtained with a lower value of specific energy.

    DPV analysis was used as an alternative method for TPC determination. The values

    obtained by DPV are lower than those resulted by Folin-Ciocalteu method, due to the fact

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    that Folin-Ciocalteu reagent is less selective and can be also reduced by other non-

     phenolic compounds. This low selectivity was confirmed by the HPLC analysis.

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    Table 1.

    No. Experimental conditions TPC [mg

    GAE/g DM]

    Ethanol

    concentration,[%]

    Extraction

    time, [s]

    Heating

    type

    Folin-

    Ciocalteumethod

    DPV

    method

    1 50 450 Microwave 134.96 93.71

    2 25 450 Microwave 95.02 70.34

    3 0 450 Microwave 66.00 47.90

    4 0 150 Microwave 62.13 41.40

    5 50 450 Conventional 123.93 86.49

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    Table 2.

    No. Temperature,

    [°C]

    Time,

    [s]

    Compound [mg/g DM] TPC,

    [mg

    GAE/g

    DM]

    Gallic

    acid

    Catechin Caffeic

    acid

    Rutin

    1. 90 50 3.24 9.37 1.51 3.94 109.75

    2. 90 100 3.34 10.09 1.64 3.79 114.84

    3. 90 200 3.31 9.24 1.44 4.02 125.31

    4. 90 300 3.13 9.02 1.4 3.01 131.14

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    Figure 1.

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    Figure 2.

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    Figure 3.

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    Figure 4.

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    Figure 5.

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    Figure 6.