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Chemistry Terpenoids & Liquid CO2 Extraction Technique Questions

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Can you help me understand this Chemistry question?

*What are terpenoids? What are the different types of terpenoids? What is D-limonene and to which type of terpenoids does it belong? 

*Describe chirality, polarimetry, optical rotation, enantiometric excess (ee). 

*Describe and discuss liquid CO2 extraction technique.

*Discuss the different benefits of using liquid CO2 extraction as compared to the traditional steam distillation technique in isolating D-limonene from organge peels.