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

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

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

Author(s) -

Rosaria Ciriminna,

Alexandra Fidalgo,

Giuseppe Avellone,

Diego Carnaroglio,

Carmelo Danzì,

Giuseppe Timpanaro,

Francesco Meneguzzo,

Laura M. Ilharco,

Mario Pagliaro

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

acs omega

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779

H-Index - 40

ISSN - 2470-1343

DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.9b00960

Subject(s) - betanin , pear , pectin , extraction (chemistry) , production (economics) , economic feasibility , botany , biology , chemistry , pigment , economics , agricultural economics , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , chromatography

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?

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