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Banana Peels as Substrate for Lactic Acid Production: Upstream Fermentation Bio...
Pedrosa, Mariana C.; Heleno, Sandrina A.; Alvarez, Cristina; Susmozas, Ana; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Pintado, Manuela; Barros, Lillian; Carocho, MárcioPurpose Banana peels account for around 30-40% of the banana's weight and represent an industrial waste. This biomass can be used as an eco-friendly solution for biotechnological bioprocesses. Still, due to the fibrous nature of banana peels, pretreatment becomes essential to enhance the effectiveness of enzymes on the hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates. This study aims to determine the best pretreatment and e...
Biofuel production from steam explosion prepreated biomass
Romaní, Aloia; Peleteiro, Susana; Garrote, Gil; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Ballesteros, Mercedes; Parajó, Juan Carlos
Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tr...
Cara, Cristóbal; Ruiz, Encarnación; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Moura, Patrícia; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Castro, Eulogio; Gírio, FranciscoThe production of oligosaccharides (OS) by olive tree pruning autohydrolysis in the range 170–230 °C was studied. The best results in terms of maximum yield of OS along with a low amount of byproducts were obtained at 180 °C. After purification by preparative gel filtration chromatography a range of OS-fractions with average degree of polymerisation (DP) from 25 to 3 was selected for further characterisation. G...
Production, purification and characterisation of oligosaccharides from olive tr...
Cara, Cristóbal; Ruiz, Encarnación; Carvalheiro, Florbela; Moura, Patrícia; Ballesteros, Ignacio; Castro, Eulogio; Gírio, FranciscoThe production of oligosaccharides (OS) by olive tree pruning autohydrolysis in the range 170–230 °C was studied. The best results in terms of maximum yield of OS along with a low amount of byproducts were obtained at 180 °C. After purification by preparative gel filtration chromatography a range of OS-fractions with average degree of polymerisation (DP) from 25 to 3 was selected for further characterisation. G...