Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand

Rosaria Ciriminna; Giuseppe Angellotti; Giovanna Li Petri; Francesco Meneguzzo; Cristina Riccucci; Gabriella Di Carlo; Mario Pagliaro

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2024.09.002

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Rosaria Ciriminna, Giuseppe Angellotti, Giovanna Li Petri, Francesco Meneguzzo, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriella Di Carlo, Mario Pagliaro. Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(4): 486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.09.002

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Rosaria Ciriminna, Giuseppe Angellotti, Giovanna Li Petri, Francesco Meneguzzo, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriella Di Carlo, Mario Pagliaro. Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(4): 486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.09.002

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Rosaria Ciriminna, Giuseppe Angellotti, Giovanna Li Petri, Francesco Meneguzzo, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriella Di Carlo, Mario Pagliaro. Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2024, 9(4): 486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.09.002

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Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2024.09.002

a. Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La Malfa 153, Palermo, 90146, Italy;
b. Istituto per la Bioeconomia, CNR, via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, 50019, Italy;
c. Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via Salaria km 29. 3, Monterotondo, RM, 00015, Italy

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e della Ricerca for funding,Progetto “FutuRaw”, Le materie prime del futuro da fonti non-critiche, residuali e rinnovabili, Fondo Ordinario Enti di Ricerca 2022, CNR(CUPB53C23008390005).

Work of G.L.P. was supported by European Union NextGenerationEU(PNRR-Mission 4 Component 2, Investment 1.3-D.D.1551.11-10-2022,PE00000004) within the MICS (Made in Italy-Circular and Sustainable) Extended Partnership. Work of G.A. was supported by European Union NextGenerationEU(PNRR-Mission 4 Component 2-Investment 1.5(ECS00000022)-CUPB63C22000620005) within the SAMOTHRACE (Sicilian Micro and Nano TechnologyResearch and Innovation Center) Innovation Ecosystem. We thank Ministero dell'Università

Available Online: 2024-10-26
Publish Date: 2024-09-16

Abstract

Abstract

Cavitation in water only, no matter whether hydrodynamic or acoustic, is a zero-waste circular economy process to convert industrial citrus processing waste into high-performance polysaccharides in high demand in a single-step at room temperature and ambient pressure using a modest amount of electricity as the only energy input. Following previous reports in which we used hydrodynamic cavitation, we now use an industrial acoustic sonicator to demonstrate the general viability of cavitation to convert biowaste residue of the industrial squeezing of pigmented sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) into highly bioactive “IntegroPectin” pectin and micronized cellulose “CytroCell”. From biomedicine through advanced composite membranes, said biomaterials hold great applicative potential. We conclude discussing the economic and technical feasibility of industrial implementation of the “CytroCav” process.
- Cavitation,
- CytoCav,
- CytroCell,
- IntegroPectin,
- Green extraction

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