Sustainable extraction of bioactives from marine biomass at iBET
Naiara Fernández, Maha Abdallah, Liliana Rodríguez, Ana Nunes, Miguel Batista, Ana A. Matias
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iBETInstituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica
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CircularEconomy
• ZERO WASTE
• OPTIMIZATION OF NATURAL SOURCES
• WASTE VALORIZATION
• DESIGN OF GREENER TECHNOLOGIES
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Bioactivity /Health benefits / Safety / Quality / Sensory
Raw materials
Extract/Compound
FinalProduct
Formulation
ExtractionPurification
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• hydrogen bond formation between the different
components of the mixture
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES)
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• Two or more compounds that upon mixing at a certainmolar ratio suffer a high melting temperature depression
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B
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• Natural DES (NADES) are DES constituted by primary or secondary metabolites
• Low-cost • Use of new green solvents• Flexible design
• Expensive • Use of organic solvents• Time-consuming
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Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES)
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Mussels
Dissolved HA/CS
Marine by-products
Codfish bones
Natural DES
50°C
24h
Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate extraction from codfish and mussels
Percentage of total HA and CS disaccharides isolated in comparison to the conventional method
% Menthol: Borneol Menthol: Camphor Thymol: Borneol Thymol: Camphor
Codfish
bones
HA 16.1 17.3 27.7 18.0
CS 25.3 25.1 24.6 28.0
MusselsHA 63.5 48.1 44.6 43.1
CS 66.3 67.5 63.8 76.8
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Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES)
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Astaxanthin extraction from crab shell
NADES extraction
PA:CA (1:1)ME:PA(1:1)ME:CA(1:1)
ME:EU (1:1)ME:MA (8:1)
S/L ratio
0.25 gresidue/gNADES
Temperature
30oC 45oC 60oC
Extraction time (h)
2h 6h 24h
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P A:C
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ME :P
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ME :C
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ME :E
U (1
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ME :M
A (8
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1 0
1 2 S o x h le t ( a c e to n e ) , 6 h
3 0 C , 2 h 3 0 C , 6 h 3 0 C , 2 4 h
4 5 C , 2 h 4 5 C , 6 h 4 5 C , 2 4 h
6 0 C , 2 h 6 0 C , 6 h 6 0 C , 2 4 h
Soxhlet extraction
Acetone
Extraction time (h)
6h
PA: Perillyl alcoholm; CA: Camphor; ME: Menthol; EU: Eucalyptol; MA: Myristic Acid
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Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES)Astaxanthin extraction from crab shell
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Cytotoxicity of DES was evaluated in Caco-2 cells, as amodel of the human intestinal epithelium
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M E :P A ( 1 :1 )
M E :C A ( 1 :1 )
M E :E U (1 :1 )
M E :M A ( 8 :1 )
ME:MA (8:1) showed to be theleast toxic NADES in Caco-2 cells
MIC
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P A:C
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:1)
ME :P
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ME :C
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ME :M
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P A:C
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ME :P
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ME :C
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When comparing the extracts obtained with an astaxanthinstandard solubilized in each one of the systems, extractsshowed a much better (10 – 98 fold) antimicrobial activity
Aantimicrobial activity using bacterial strains relevant to foodand cosmetic applications
MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration
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Supercritical CO2
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Gas-like viscosity
Liquid-like density
Enchanced solubility
High miscibility
Low viscosity
High diffusivity
SUPERCRITICAL CO2
Absence of oxygen Extract Stability
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Supercritical CO2 with cosolvent
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Astaxanthin extraction from crab shell
Equilibration time Pressure Temperature Flow rate
0 - 30 min 200 - 500 bar 40 - 60 °C 30 - 50 g/min
Full Factorial Design 4 factors, 2 levels and 3 center points
Response surface methodology
Astaxanthin Extract Concentration
0.2 – 0.7 % 0.03 – 6.02 µg/g dried residue
Total ExtractionYield
Astaxanthin ExtractionYield
8 – 1025 µg/g dried extract
Carbon Dioxide95%, wt.
Ethanol5%, wt.
Brown crab residues25g
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Microencapsulation with Spray Drying
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STABILIZATION PROTECTION CONTROLLED RELEASE
External stimulus
solubility
reactivityvolatility
hygroscopicity
pHlight
oxygen
Temperature
Encapsulation matrixActive ingredient
• Sugars• Gums • Proteins • Polysaccharides • Lipids• Synthetic polymers
Natural-based pigments
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Outlet T
Intlet T
Feed emulsion
Powder
Hydrophilic particles present an intenseorange colour and good water dispersibility
Microencapsulation of carotenoid pigments from Dunaliella salina into natural polysaccharides
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Microencapsulation with Spray Drying
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Supercritical CO2 Drying
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Alginate-Chitosan aerogel fibres
Emulsion-Gelation
Alginate
Chitosan
Hydrogel/Alcogel
scCO2
CO2Ethanol
Supercritical drying*
Aerogel Fibres
alg:chit (99:1) aerogel fibres
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Scratch assay: incubation of 1.7 mg/mL in NCTC clone 929 fibroblasts, during 8hat 37ºC and 5% CO2 humidified atmosphere (mean ± SD, n=4). Statisticallysignificant differences when compared to control conditions are indicated by**** (p < 0.0001).
t=0h
t=8h
Supercritical CO2 Drying
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STIMULATION OF CELL MIGRATION (in vitro scratch assay) and ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY
Percent reduction of S. aureus and K. pneumoniae resultingfrom contact with samples, at a concentration of 0.8 mg/mL,during 2.5 h at 37ºC (mean ± SD, n=3; except controls n=6).Cotton disks were used as untreated control.
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