From waste to value – direct utilization of limonene from orange peel in a biocatalytic cascade reaction towards chiral carvolactone

In this proof of concept study we demonstrate direct utilization of limonene containing waste product orange peel as starting material for a biocatalytic cascade reaction. The product of this cascade is chiral carvolactone, a promising building block for thermoplastic polymers. Four different concep...

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Published in:Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC 2017, Vol.19 (2), p.367-371
Main Authors: Oberleitner, N, Ressmann, A K, Bica, K, Gaertner, P, Fraaije, M W, Bornscheuer, U T, Rudroff, F, Mihovilovic, MD
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Language:English
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Cascade chemical reactions
Cascades
Extraction
Orange peel
Thermoplastic resins
Utilization
Wastes
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Summary:In this proof of concept study we demonstrate direct utilization of limonene containing waste product orange peel as starting material for a biocatalytic cascade reaction. The product of this cascade is chiral carvolactone, a promising building block for thermoplastic polymers. Four different concepts were applied to augment limonene availability based on either water extraction solely, addition of extraction enhancers or biomass dissolution.
ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/c6gc01138a