Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery

Food waste is one of the main challenges of solid waste management throughout the food supply chain. Apples are one of the most widely consumed fruits worldwide, the production of which is accompanied by the generation of pomace as a by-product with valuable nutrients. This research presents the fir...

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Autores: Rebolledo Leiva, Ricardo, Estévez Rivadulla, Sofía, Hernández Espinoza, Diógenes, Moreira Vilar, María Teresa, Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo, González García, Sara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Life cycle assessment
Fruit waste
Biomass valorisation
Circular economy
Biofuels
Total phenolic compounds
330802 Residuos industriales
330303 Procesos químicos
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spelling Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefineryRebolledo Leiva, RicardoEstévez Rivadulla, SofíaHernández Espinoza, DiógenesMoreira Vilar, María TeresaFeijoo Costa, GumersindoGonzález García, SaraLife cycle assessmentFruit wasteBiomass valorisationCircular economyBiofuelsTotal phenolic compounds330802 Residuos industriales330303 Procesos químicosFood waste is one of the main challenges of solid waste management throughout the food supply chain. Apples are one of the most widely consumed fruits worldwide, the production of which is accompanied by the generation of pomace as a by-product with valuable nutrients. This research presents the first environmental insights of a multiproduct apple pomace-based biorefinery through a life cycle perspective. The design and process modelling of this platform aims to produce bioethanol and extract total phenolic compounds (TPC) towards an efficient use of the pomace obtained from the apple manufacturing industry (juice production). Bioethanol production consist of pressing, fermentation, distillation as the main processes; while in the case of TPC, two extraction techniques were evaluated: i) solvent extraction (mainly water), and ii) the Soxhlet method. The life cycle analysis followed an attributional cradle-to-gate approach considering different midpoint impact categories from the ReCipe 2016 method such as Global Warming (GW), Eutrophication, Human Toxicity, Fossil Scarcity, among others. The results indicate that bioethanol production encompasses a GW profile of 3.17 kg of CO2 eq per kg of product, being the vinasse treatment (subproduct after distillation) the most impactful stage. Phenolic compounds extraction with water achieves a total value of 5.8 kg CO2 eq per g of TPC, while 0.22 kg CO2 eq per g of TPC is obtained with Soxhlet technique. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis is addressed to improve the environmental profile of bioethanol and TPC. This research demonstrated the relevance of process design on the environmental performance of bioethanol and TPC, where stillage treatment has a key contribution to the results and the use of solvents in TPC extraction, although improving extraction yield, leads to a higher environmental impact.ElsevierUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Enxeñaría Química20242024-11-2820242024-11-28journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/38731reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/387312026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
title Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
spellingShingle Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
Rebolledo Leiva, Ricardo
Life cycle assessment
Fruit waste
Biomass valorisation
Circular economy
Biofuels
Total phenolic compounds
330802 Residuos industriales
330303 Procesos químicos
title_short Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
title_full Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
title_fullStr Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
title_full_unstemmed Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
title_sort Environmental insights of bioethanol production and phenolic compounds extraction from apple pomace-based biorefinery
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rebolledo Leiva, Ricardo
Estévez Rivadulla, Sofía
Hernández Espinoza, Diógenes
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa
Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
González García, Sara
author Rebolledo Leiva, Ricardo
author_facet Rebolledo Leiva, Ricardo
Estévez Rivadulla, Sofía
Hernández Espinoza, Diógenes
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa
Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
González García, Sara
author_role author
author2 Estévez Rivadulla, Sofía
Hernández Espinoza, Diógenes
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa
Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
González García, Sara
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Enxeñaría Química

dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Life cycle assessment
Fruit waste
Biomass valorisation
Circular economy
Biofuels
Total phenolic compounds
330802 Residuos industriales
330303 Procesos químicos
topic Life cycle assessment
Fruit waste
Biomass valorisation
Circular economy
Biofuels
Total phenolic compounds
330802 Residuos industriales
330303 Procesos químicos
description Food waste is one of the main challenges of solid waste management throughout the food supply chain. Apples are one of the most widely consumed fruits worldwide, the production of which is accompanied by the generation of pomace as a by-product with valuable nutrients. This research presents the first environmental insights of a multiproduct apple pomace-based biorefinery through a life cycle perspective. The design and process modelling of this platform aims to produce bioethanol and extract total phenolic compounds (TPC) towards an efficient use of the pomace obtained from the apple manufacturing industry (juice production). Bioethanol production consist of pressing, fermentation, distillation as the main processes; while in the case of TPC, two extraction techniques were evaluated: i) solvent extraction (mainly water), and ii) the Soxhlet method. The life cycle analysis followed an attributional cradle-to-gate approach considering different midpoint impact categories from the ReCipe 2016 method such as Global Warming (GW), Eutrophication, Human Toxicity, Fossil Scarcity, among others. The results indicate that bioethanol production encompasses a GW profile of 3.17 kg of CO2 eq per kg of product, being the vinasse treatment (subproduct after distillation) the most impactful stage. Phenolic compounds extraction with water achieves a total value of 5.8 kg CO2 eq per g of TPC, while 0.22 kg CO2 eq per g of TPC is obtained with Soxhlet technique. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis is addressed to improve the environmental profile of bioethanol and TPC. This research demonstrated the relevance of process design on the environmental performance of bioethanol and TPC, where stillage treatment has a key contribution to the results and the use of solvents in TPC extraction, although improving extraction yield, leads to a higher environmental impact.
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