Economic and technical feasibility of betanin and pectin extraction from opuntia ficus-indica peel via microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion

Giuseppe Avellone, Diego Carnaroglio, Giuseppe Timpanaro, Carmelo Danzì, Laura M. Ilharco, Rosaria Ciriminna, Francesco Meneguzzo, Mario Pagliaro, Alexandra Fidalgo, Laura M. Ilharco

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Abstract

Investigating the feasibility of betanin and pectin extraction from Opuntia ficus-indica peel via microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion and gravity, this study identifies selected important economic and technical aspects associated with this innovative production route starting from prickly pear fruit discards. Which benefits would be derived from this process? Would production be limited to Opuntia-growing countries or, likewise to what happens with dried lemon peel chiefly imported from Argentina, would production take place abroad also? Can distributed manufacturing based on clean extraction technology compete with centralized production using conventional chemical processes?
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)12121-12124
Numero di pagine4
RivistaACS Omega
Volume4
Stato di pubblicazionePublished - 2019

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