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T1 Biodegradable solvents: A promising tool to recover proteins from microalgae
A1 Moldes Plaza, David
A1 Rojo de Benito, Elena María
A1 Bolado Rodríguez, Silvia
A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio
A1 Comesaña Gándara, Bibiana
K1 Solvents
K1 Disolventes
K1 Biodegradable
K1 Cell disruption
K1 Deep eutectic solvents
K1 Extraction (Chemistry)
K1 Extracción (Química)
K1 Ionic liquids
K1 Líquidos
K1 Microalgae
K1 Biorefinery
K1 Microalgae - Biotechnology
K1 Biomass energy
K1 Renewable energy resources
K1 Recursos energéticos renovables
K1 Plant biochemistry
K1 Materials science
K1 Proteins
K1 Technological innovations
K1 Innovaciones tecnológicas
K1 3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
K1 2510.91 Recursos Renovables
AB The world will face a significant protein demand in the next few decades, and due to the environmental concerns linked to animal protein, new sustainable protein sources must be found. In this regard, microalgae stand as an outstanding high-quality protein source. However, different steps are needed to separate the proteins from the microalgae biomass and other biocompounds. The protein recovery from the disrupted biomass is usually the bottleneck of the process, and it typically employs organic solvents or harsh conditions, which are both detrimental to protein stability and planet health. Different techniques and methods are applied for protein recovery from various matrices, such as precipitation, filtration, chromatography, electrophoresis, and solvent extraction. Those methods will be reviewed in this work, discussing their advantages, drawbacks, and applicability to the microalgae biorefinery process. Special attention will be paid to solvent extraction performed with ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs), which stand as promising solvents to perform efficient protein separations with reduced environmental costs compared to classical alternatives. Finally, several solvent recovery options will be analyzed to reuse the solvent employed and isolate the proteins from the solvent phase.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3417
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62219
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62219
LA eng
NO Applied Sciences, 2022, Vol. 12, Nº. 5, 2391
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 10-may-2024