CARIPLO-SOAVE - Serra (DCM.AD004.045)
Area tematica
Scienze chimiche e tecnologie dei materiali
Area progettuale
Chimica verde e processi per la sostenibilità (DCM.AD004)Struttura responsabile del progetto di ricerca
Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (SCITEC)
Responsabile di progetto
STEFANO SERRA
Telefono: 0223993076
E-mail: stefano.serra@cnr.it
Abstract
The aim of the SOAVE project is to develop new methods based on biocatalysed transformations in order to obtain high-value chemicals, such as functional food ingredients and pharmaceuticals, starting from the side-stream products resulting from the refining process of vegetable oils. These compounds, namely diacylglycerols, monoacylglycerols, free fatty acids, phospholipids, tocopherols, sterols, squalene, pigments, waxes, aldehydes, ketones, triterpene alcohols and metals, may affect the quality of the final product and usually are removed from the oils and regarded as waste material.
This proposal considers the possibility to find a different fate for these materials and use part of them as renewable feedstock for the production of value added chemicals. Biocatalytic procedures, based on the use of either whole cell microorganisms or isolated enzymes, will be developed to isolate and purify compounds from the oil refining waste, or to transform some of the components into other products of higher commercial value
Data inizio attività
24/04/2018
Parole chiave
biotransformation, vegetable oils, enzymes
Ultimo aggiornamento: 20/05/2024