Green compressed fluid technologies to extract antioxidants and lipids from Galdieria phlegrea in a biorefinery approach

A green cascade approach was used to recover phycocyanins, carotenoids and lipids from Galdiera phlegrea. Phycocyanin extraction was performed by high pressure homogenization and purified by ultrafiltration, whereas carotenoids were obtained by a pressurized liquid extraction and lipids by supercrit...

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Autores: Imbimbo, Paola, Bueno, Mónica, D’Elia, Luigi, Pollio, Antonino, Ibáñez, Elena, Olivieri, Giuseppe, Monti, Daria Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/220119
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/220119
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Phycocyanin
Galdieria phlegrea
Carotenoids
Lipids
Biorefinery
Microalgae
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Sumario:A green cascade approach was used to recover phycocyanins, carotenoids and lipids from Galdiera phlegrea. Phycocyanin extraction was performed by high pressure homogenization and purified by ultrafiltration, whereas carotenoids were obtained by a pressurized liquid extraction and lipids by supercritical fluid extraction. The second step of this innovative, green, and cost-effective procedure is able to improve the recovery of zeaxanthin and β-carotene up to 40%, without affecting the quality of compounds and avoiding the use of organic solvents and the drying processes. The isolated carotenoids were active as antioxidants, as clearly shown by their protective activity on a cell-based model. The lipid yield was increased by 12% with respect to conventional methods.