Title : A green approach for the recovery of proteins from meat industries
Abstract:
The adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human hemoglobin (Hb) on naturally-occurring adsorbents was studied to evaluate the potential recovery of proteins from meat industry residues. Spent peppermint tea (PM), powdered purple corn cob (PC), natural clay (NC) and chemically-modified clay (MC) were investigated to elucidate the effects of pH, adsorbent dose, initial protein concentration, presence of salts and heavy metals. Equilibrium data was fitted according to isotherm models, reporting a maximum adsorption capacity at pH 8 of 318 and 344 mg BSA/g of PM and NC, respectively. Moreover, Hb displayed maximum adsorption capacity at pH 5 of 125 and 143 mg/g of PM and PC, respectively. Hofmeister salt effect was only observed for PM/Hb system. Salts tend to decrease protein adsorption, and the presence of Cu(II) ions had negligible impacts on the adsorption onto NC and PC. Desorption experiments confirmed that more than 85% of both proteins can be recovered with diluted acids and bases. SEM, EDX and TGA analyses demonstrated that the adsorbents have favorable morphological and mechanical properties. The long-term goal of this study aims to recover soluble proteins from industrial wastewaters to produce animal food or any protein-based product.
Audience Take Away:
- Audience will learn about the alternative use of biowastes, especially lignocellulosic materials.
- This presentation will incentivize collaboration with meat industries to generate a secondary profit, such as animal food industries.
- The use of biowastes can be applied in different Green Chemistry scenarios, including the classroom and industries. These biowastes have low cost and are easy to manipulate.
- Additional collaborations are welcome, mostly in the scaling of the process by using continuous-flow experiment and testing this technique with real industrial wastewaters from meat factories.
