Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass
<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (ginger) is a plant from the <i>Zingiberaceae</i> family, and its extracts have been found to contain several compounds with beneficial bioactivities. Nowadays, the use of environmentally friendly and sustainable extraction methods has attrac...
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| description | <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (ginger) is a plant from the <i>Zingiberaceae</i> family, and its extracts have been found to contain several compounds with beneficial bioactivities. Nowadays, the use of environmentally friendly and sustainable extraction methods has attracted considerable interest. The main objective of this study was to evaluate subcritical propane (scPropane), supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> (scCO<sub>2</sub>), and supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> with ethanol (scCO<sub>2</sub> + EtOH) as co-solvent methods for the extraction of high value products from ginger. In addition, the reuse/recycling of the secondary biomass in a second extraction as a part of the circular economy was evaluated. Both the primary and the secondary biomass led to high yield percentages, ranging from 1.23% to 6.42%. The highest yield was observed in the scCO<sub>2</sub> + EtOH, with biomass prior used to scCO<sub>2</sub> extraction. All extracts presented with high similarities as far as their total phenolic contents, antioxidant capacity, and chemical composition. The most abundant compounds, identified by the two different gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems present, were a-zingiberene, β- sesquiphellandrene, a-farnesene, β-bisabolene, zingerone, gingerol, a-curcumene, and γ-muurolene. Interestingly, the reuse/recycling of the secondary biomass was found to be promising, as the extracts showed high antioxidant capacity and consisted of significant amounts of compounds with beneficial properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbd20b6a7a3949e4a26f4b8b42f4809c2024-02-23T15:29:07ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-02-0129487110.3390/molecules29040871Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual BiomassAlexandra Spyrou0Marcelle G. F. Batista1Marcos L. Corazza2Maria Papadaki3Maria Antonopoulou4Department of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Patras, Seferi 2, GR30131 Agrinio, GreeceDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba CEP 81531-990, PR, BrazilDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba CEP 81531-990, PR, BrazilDepartment of Agriculture, Nea Ktiria, University of Patras, GR30200 Messolonghi, GreeceDepartment of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Patras, Seferi 2, GR30131 Agrinio, Greece<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (ginger) is a plant from the <i>Zingiberaceae</i> family, and its extracts have been found to contain several compounds with beneficial bioactivities. Nowadays, the use of environmentally friendly and sustainable extraction methods has attracted considerable interest. The main objective of this study was to evaluate subcritical propane (scPropane), supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> (scCO<sub>2</sub>), and supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> with ethanol (scCO<sub>2</sub> + EtOH) as co-solvent methods for the extraction of high value products from ginger. In addition, the reuse/recycling of the secondary biomass in a second extraction as a part of the circular economy was evaluated. Both the primary and the secondary biomass led to high yield percentages, ranging from 1.23% to 6.42%. The highest yield was observed in the scCO<sub>2</sub> + EtOH, with biomass prior used to scCO<sub>2</sub> extraction. All extracts presented with high similarities as far as their total phenolic contents, antioxidant capacity, and chemical composition. The most abundant compounds, identified by the two different gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems present, were a-zingiberene, β- sesquiphellandrene, a-farnesene, β-bisabolene, zingerone, gingerol, a-curcumene, and γ-muurolene. Interestingly, the reuse/recycling of the secondary biomass was found to be promising, as the extracts showed high antioxidant capacity and consisted of significant amounts of compounds with beneficial properties.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/4/871ginger valorizationsupercritical extractionsubcritical extractionantioxidant capacitychemical compositioncircular economy |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Spyrou Marcelle G. F. Batista Marcos L. Corazza Maria Papadaki Maria Antonopoulou Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass Molecules ginger valorization supercritical extraction subcritical extraction antioxidant capacity chemical composition circular economy |
| title | Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass |
| title_full | Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass |
| title_fullStr | Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass |
| title_short | Extraction of High Value Products from <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe (Ginger) and Utilization of Residual Biomass |
| title_sort | extraction of high value products from i zingiber officinale i roscoe ginger and utilization of residual biomass |
| topic | ginger valorization supercritical extraction subcritical extraction antioxidant capacity chemical composition circular economy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/4/871 |
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