From açaí (<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart.) waste to mannose and mannanoligosaccharides: a one-step process for recalcitrant mannan depolymerization using dilute oxalic acid
Fernanda Thimoteo Azevedo Jorge, Ingrid Santos Miguez, George Victor Brigagão, Ayla Sant’Ana da Silva
Abstract
Mannose production was optimized and reached over 100 g L −1 and 80% yield in a one-step hydrolysis of açaí seeds, which are an unexplored agroindustrial waste from the Brazilian Amazon region.
Topics & Concepts
Oxalic acidDepolymerizationChemistryMannanMannoseProcess (computing)Food scienceOrganic chemistryPolysaccharideOperating systemComputer scienceBiofuel production and bioconversionGinkgo biloba and Cashew ApplicationsAgricultural and Food Sciences