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Ummat V, Sivagnanam SP, Rameshkumar S, Pednekar M, Fitzpatrick S, Rai DK, Padamati RB, O'Donnell C, Tiwari BK. Sequential extraction of fucoidan, laminarin, mannitol, alginate and protein from brown macroalgae Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128195. [PMID: 38008143 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
Abstract
The study involves development of a green biorefinery process for obtaining fucoidan, laminarin, mannitol, alginate and protein from dry and fresh Fucus vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum using hydrochloric acid and a green extraction solvent. After the extraction of fucoidan which was the targeted biomolecule, an extract and by-product (residual biomass) were obtained. The extract was passed through an ultrafiltration membrane, where fucoidan was obtained in the ultrafiltration retentate while ultrafiltration permeate was analysed for laminarin and mannitol. The residual biomass was used for obtaining alginate using ultrasound (20 kHz, 64 % amplitude and 32 min, optimum parameters for alginate extraction based on our previous study). All the samples, showed good results for alginate, laminarin and mannitol, indicating that the by-products can be utilised using this green extraction process. The comparison of both dry and fresh seaweed is relevant from an industry perspective, as fresh seaweed can directly be used for extraction, avoiding drying which adds significantly to the cost of the process. Life cycle impact assessment of the complete seaweed value chain has been carried out to identify the energy demand and key environmental hotspots. This biorefinery process can be used by industry to improve their processes and utilise the by-products generated efficiently.
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Affiliation(s)
- Viruja Ummat
- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland; BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; School of Chemical and BioPharmaceutical Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; CRANN, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland
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- BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; CRANN, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, D15 DY05 Dublin, Ireland; BiOrbic Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Bano S, Pednekar M, Rameshkumar S, Borah D, Morris MA, Padamati RB, Cronly N. Fabrication and Evaluation of Filtration Membranes from Industrial Polymer Waste. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:445. [PMID: 37103872 PMCID: PMC10143593 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymers are known for their diverse range of industrial applications and are considered important raw materials for membrane manufacturing. In view of circularity and resource efficiency, the present work mainly deals with the reusability of waste polymer 'gels' produced during the manufacturing of PVDF membranes. Herein, solidified PVDF gels were first prepared from polymer solutions as model waste gels, which were then subsequently used to prepare membranes via the phase inversion process. The structural analysis of fabricated membranes confirmed the retention of molecular integrity even after reprocessing, whereas the morphological analysis showed a symmetric bi-continuous porous structure. The filtration performance of membranes fabricated from waste gels was studied in a crossflow assembly. The results demonstrate the feasibility of gel-derived membranes as potential microfiltration membranes exhibiting a pure water flux of 478 LMH with a mean pore size of ~0.2 µm. To further evaluate industrial applicability, the performance of the membranes was tested in the clarification of industrial wastewater, and the membranes showed good recyclability with about 52% flux recovery. The performance of gel-derived membranes thus demonstrates the recycling of waste polymer gels for improving the sustainability of membrane fabrication processes.
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- Saleheen Bano
- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Physics, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC), University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- AMBER, SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
- Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC), University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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Li Y, Zhao M, Gomez LP, Senthamaraikannan R, Padamati RB, O'Donnell CP, Tiwari BK. Investigation of enzyme-assisted methods combined with ultrasonication under a controlled alkali pretreatment for agar extraction from Gelidium sesquipedale. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rameshkumar S, Henderson R, Padamati RB. Improved Surface Functional and Photocatalytic Properties of Hybrid ZnO-MoS 2-Deposited Membrane for Photocatalysis-Assisted Dye Filtration. Membranes (Basel) 2020; 10:membranes10050106. [PMID: 32455647 PMCID: PMC7281520 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10050106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The synergistic mechanism of photocatalytic-assisted dye degradation has been demonstrated using a hybrid ZnO-MoS2-deposited photocatalytic membrane (PCM). Few layers of MoS2 sheets were produced using the facile and efficient surfactant-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation method. In this process, hydrophilic moieties of an anionic surfactant were adsorbed on the surface of MoS2, which aided exfoliation and promoted a stable dispersion due to the higher negative zeta potential of the exfoliated MoS2 sheets. Further, the decoration of ZnO on the exfoliated MoS2 sheets offered a bandgap energy reduction to about 2.77 eV, thus achieving an 87.12% degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye within 15 min of near UV-A irradiation (365 nm), as compared with pristine ZnO achieving only 56.89%. The photocatalysis-enhanced membrane filtration studies on the ZnO-MoS2 PCM showed a complete removal of MB dye (~99.95%). The UV-assisted dye degradation on the ZnO-MoS2 PCM offered a reduced membrane resistance, with the permeate flux gradually improving with the increase in the UV-irradiation time. The regeneration of the active ZnO-MoS2 layer also proved to be quite efficient with no compromise in the dye removal efficiency.
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- Saranya Rameshkumar
- AMBER Centre, CRANN Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland;
- BiOrbic—Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
- School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland;
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- AMBER Centre, CRANN Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland;
- BiOrbic—Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
- School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland;
- Correspondence:
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Wen L, Zhang Z, Zhao M, Senthamaraikannan R, Padamati RB, Sun D, Tiwari BK. Green extraction of soluble dietary fibre from coffee silverskin: impact of ultrasound/microwave‐assisted extraction. Int J Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Le Wen
- Teagasc Food Research Centre Ashtown Dublin 15 Ireland
- Food Refrigeration and Computerized Food Technology (FRCFT) School of Biosystems and Food Engineering Agriculture & Food Science Centre University College Dublin (UCD) National University of Ireland Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre Ashtown Dublin 15 Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre Ashtown Dublin 15 Ireland
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- Food Refrigeration and Computerized Food Technology (FRCFT) School of Biosystems and Food Engineering Agriculture & Food Science Centre University College Dublin (UCD) National University of Ireland Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland
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Narancic T, Verstichel S, Reddy Chaganti S, Morales-Gamez L, Kenny ST, De Wilde B, Babu Padamati R, O'Connor KE. Biodegradable Plastic Blends Create New Possibilities for End-of-Life Management of Plastics but They Are Not a Panacea for Plastic Pollution. Environ Sci Technol 2018; 52:10441-10452. [PMID: 30156110 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Plastic waste pollution is a global environmental problem which could be addressed by biodegradable plastics. The latter are blended together to achieve commercially functional properties, but the environmental fate of these blends is unknown. We have tested neat polymers, polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxyoctanoate, poly(butylene succinate), thermoplastic starch, polycaprolactone (PCL), and blends thereof for biodegradation across seven managed and unmanaged environments. PLA is one of the world's best-selling biodegradable plastics, but it is not home compostable. We show here that PLA when blended with PCL becomes home compostable. We also demonstrate that the majority of the tested bioplastics and their blends degrade by thermophilic anaerobic digestion with high biogas output, but degradation times are 3-6 times longer than the retention times in commercial plants. While some polymers and their blends showed good biodegradation in soil and water, the majority of polymers and their blends tested in this study failed to achieve ISO and ASTM biodegradation standards, and some failed to show any biodegradation. Thus, biodegradable plastic blends need careful postconsumer management, and further design to allow more rapid biodegradation in multiple environments is needed as their release into the environment can cause plastic pollution.
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- Tanja Narancic
- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
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- Bioplastech Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
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- Bioplastech Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
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- AMBER Centre, CRANN Institute, School of Physics , Trinity College Dublin , Dublin 2 , Ireland
- Bioplastech Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
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- UCD Earth Institute and School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
- BEACON - Bioeconomy Research Centre , University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4 , Ireland
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