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Economic and Technical Feasibility of Betanin and Pectin Extraction from Opuntia ficus-indica Peel via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion

Mario PagliaroLaura M. IlharcoAlexandra FidalgoDiego CarnaroglioGiuseppe AvelloneCarmelo DanzìRosaria CiriminnaFrancesco MeneguzzoGiuseppe Timpanaro

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Opuntia ficus-indicafood.ingredientSettore CHIM/10 - Chimica Degli AlimentiPectinGeneral Chemical EngineeringOpuntia ficusbetainMicrowave assistedArticlelcsh:Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundfoodBetanin and Pectin Extraction Opuntia ficus-indica Microwave-Assisted HydrodiffusionbioeconomyBetaninpectinLemon peelExtraction (chemistry)circular economyGeneral ChemistryPulp and paper industryTechnical feasibilitylcsh:QD1-999chemistryPrickly Pear Fruitmicrowave assisted hydrodiffusionEnvironmental science

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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?

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-07-01
10.1021/acsomega.9b00960https://publications.cnr.it/doc/410908