Extraction of valuable compounds from agricultural sources and red macroalgae to develop novel gels
- Sanz Llorens, Vanesa
- María Dolores Torres Pérez Director/a
- Herminia Domínguez González Director/a
Universitat de defensa: Universidade de Vigo
Fecha de defensa: 15 de de novembre de 2022
- M. Elvira Zúñiga Hansen President/a
- Sandra Rivas Siota Secretària
- Brijesh K Tiwari Vocal
Tipus: Tesi
Resum
During the doctoral program it is proposed to carry out the revaluation of waste of plant origin considered of zero or low economic value, characterize them and provide them with new uses and applications. For the fulfillment of this general objective, it is proposed to determine its composition, antioxidant capacity, its bioactive potential and functionality as a gelling agent, to be used in the food, medicine, pharmacology or cosmetics industry. Extractive technologies with low environmental impact will be used at different conditions, such as microwaves, autohydrolysis and ultrasound or the sequential combination of any of them to optimize the recovery of compounds of interest present in the raw material. The main idea is to create new products that improve the quality of life, through green technologies, minimizing the use of material, using the lowest energy and maximizing its efficiency.