VITTORIA SAPONE

Dottoressa di ricerca

ciclo: XXXIV


supervisore: Prof. Marco Bravi

Titolo della tesi: Process intensification and sustainability enhancement of vegetal waste and microbial biomass biorefining by novel extraction processes

In recent years, the development of biomass refining processes was an object of interest of researchers, in particular technological processes that exploit biomasses as raw materials for energy production, such as biofuels, bulk chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Among the most studied biomasses there are microalgae, bacteria, plants and agro-industrial by-products. Many studies were carried out on the extraction processes for the recovery of high value-added molecules. The difficulty of the fractionation of biomass extracts in separate streams rich in lipids, proteins, carbohydrates still represents a major drawback for possible industrial applications. Furthermore, a growing environmental concern and strict regulatory aspects for the waste disposal and industrial processes impact encourage the development of innovative and more sustainable extraction and separation methods. Despite the variety of studies dedicated to this topic, the heterogeneity of the bioactive compounds, and the complexity of biomass matrices keep researchers from drawing general conclusions. This study aimed to study the possibility of extracting bioactive compounds from microalgae, microbial and waste biomass from the wine industry by using natural solvents. Furthermore, the possibility of exploiting the characteristic of these solvents to reverse their hydrophobicity in order to isolate and purify the target compound was evaluated.

Produzione scientifica

  • 11573/1674492 - 2023 - Combined clean hydrogen production and bio-active compounds recovery from spent coffee grounds. A multi-perspective analysis (01a Articolo in rivista)
    TRINCA, ANTONIO; RISPOLI, ANDREA LIBERALE; SAPONE, VITTORIA; BUBBICO, ROBERTO; VILARDI, GIORGIO
  • 11573/1497453 - 2019 - Detoxification of olive oil mill wastewaters by liquid-liquid extraction with natural deep eutectic solvents (01a Articolo in rivista)
    SAPONE, VITTORIA; BRAVI, MARCO
  • 11573/1497457 - 2020 - Antioxidant extraction and bioactivity preservation from winery by-products by Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NaDES) (01a Articolo in rivista)
    SAPONE, VITTORIA; BRAVI, MARCO
  • 11573/1560234 - 2021 - Extraction of anthocyanins from grape (Vitis vinifera) skins employing natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDES) (01a Articolo in rivista)
    IANNONE, ANNALAURA; SAPONE, VITTORIA; DI PAOLA, LUISA; CICCI, AGNESE; BRAVI, MARCO
  • 11573/1560222 - 2021 - Astaxanthin extraction from Paracoccus carotinifaciens employing fatty acid based natural deep eutectic solvents (01a Articolo in rivista)
    SAPONE, VITTORIA; IANNONE, ANNALAURA; CICCI, AGNESE; BRAVI, MARCO
  • 11573/1619920 - 2022 - METODO DI ESTRAZIONE E RECUPERO DI ASTAXANTINA DA BIOMASSE (05a Brevetto)
    BRAVI, MARCO; SCARSELLA, MARCO; SAPONE, VITTORIA
  • 11573/1662805 - 2022 - An innovative simplified one-pot process for Astaxanthin purification from Paracoccus carotinifaciens (01a Articolo in rivista)
    SAPONE, VITTORIA; IANNONE, ANNALAURA; CICCI, AGNESE; BRAVI, MARCO
  • 11573/1672168 - 2022 - Techno-economic evaluation of heterotrophic microalgal cultivation approaches (01a Articolo in rivista)
    VALENTINI, MARCO; MAZZELLI, ALESSIO; IANNONE, ANNALAURA; MROTEK, ERYKA KAMILA; SAPONE, VITTORIA; BRAVI, MARCO

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