Recycle4Antiox

Gestió sostenible de recursos naturals i economia ecològica | Alimentació segura i sostenible

Agri-food wastes recycling for bioactive agent recovery

IP & Co-IP: Javier Vicente Saurina Purroy & Merce Granados Juan

Recycle4Antiox (PID2020-114401RB-C22) deals with agri-food waste revalorization in the framework of the circular economy from the recovery of phytochemicals for cosmetic, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or food supplement applications. Polyphenols are possibly the most relevant group of target compounds because of their antioxidant activity. Matrices used for revalorization comprise olive oil, winemaking, and fruit and vegetable juice waste. The project is structured in working packages focused on the following objectives: (i) Waste characterization by chromatography and chemometrics, (ii) Recovery of bioactive compounds based on green chemistry, and (iii) Integration of column chromatography and membrane-based separation for extract purification.
Recycle4Antiox (PID2020-114401RB-C22) is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.