Valorisation of orange peel residues: Waste to biochemicals and nanoporous materials

Alina Mariana Balu, Vitaliy Budarin, Peter S. Shuttleworth, Lucie A. Pfaltzgraff, Keith Waldron, Rafael Luque*, James H. Clark

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Abstract

Fruit for thought: Low-temperature microwave hydrothermal processing of orange peel not only enables the separation of the major components but also adds further value through the production of other high-value products: pectin and D-limonene, together with a rare form of mesoporous cellulose, are produced in a single step, without added acid. A process temperature change enables the conversion of D-limonene to α-terpineol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1694-1697
Number of pages4
JournalChemSusChem
Volume5
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • biomass
  • mesoporous materials
  • microwave chemistry
  • renewable resources
  • terpenoids

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