Recovery and Purification of Cutin from Tomato By-Products for Application in Hydrophobic Films

Tomato pomace is a low-cost, renewable resource that has been studied for the extraction of the biopolyester cutin, which is mainly composed of long-chain hydroxy fatty acids. These are excellent building blocks to produce new hydrophobic biopolymers. In this work, the monomers of cutin were extract...

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Main Authors: Andreia Simões, Isabel M. Coelhoso, Vítor D. Alves, Carla Brazinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Membranes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/13/3/261