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Process development and techno-economic assessment of lycopene extraction from tomatoes using surfactant

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Present work involves lycopene extraction from tomato using surfactant L62 and separation of the same using cloud point extraction. The maximum extraction efficiency of lycopene from tomatoes (step I) was 54% (w/w) at optimized conditions (dilution distilled water/tomato puree = 1:1, surfactant concentration = 3% (v/v), temperature = 30 ℃, mixing intensity = 110 rpm, time = 50 min), which is significantly higher than the reported methods employing surfactant based systems. Further concentration of lycopene into the coacervate phase was carried out using CPE. The maximum CPE efficiency (step II) of 96% (w/w) was obtained with 3% L62 (v/v) at a temperature of 85 °C (time 30 min). The present process would eliminate the additional step required for back-extraction of lycopene as L62 is used for external applications in humans. Stability test suggest surfactant (L62) shows protective behavior towards lycopene in surfactant phase against degradation/isomerization for greater time at 30 ℃. The techno-economic study suggests that the project is profitable (NPV = 0.78 million of, discounted payback period of 3.7 years). A life cycle assessment study suggests that using surfactant L62 to extract lycopene from tomatoes has a lower environmental impact than using an organic solvent like acetone.

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Abbreviations

µL:

Microliter

CMC:

Critical micelle concentration

COL:

Labor of cost

COM:

Cost of manufacturing

CP:

Coacervate phase

CPE:

Cloud point extraction

CRM:

Cost raw material

CUL:

Cost of utility

DCFROR:

Discounted Cash Flow Rate of Return Data

DP:

Dilute phase

DPBP:

Discounted Payback Period

Eqs:

Equation

g/g:

Gram/gram

g:

Gram

h:

Hour

kWh:

Kilo watt hour

HLB:

Hydrophobic and lipophilic balance

MC:

Monte Carlo

mg:

Milligram

mL:

Milliliter

mM:

Milimolar

nm:

Nanometer

NPV:

Net present value

PBP:

Payback Period Data

PEO-PPO-PEO:

Polyethylene oxide polypropylene oxide polyethylene oxide

R2 :

Regression coefficient

ROROI:

Rate of Return on Investment Data

Rpm:

Revolution per minute

UV:

Ultra violet

UV-VIS:

Ultra violet–visible

v/v:

Volume per volume

ACP:

Acidification potential

EU:

Eutrophication potential

GWP:

Global warming potential

PO:

Photochemical ozone creation potential

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Yadav, R.D., Khare, T. & Dhamole, P.B. Process development and techno-economic assessment of lycopene extraction from tomatoes using surfactant. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04080-5

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