Subcritical water extraction for recovering cellulose fibres from Posidonia oceanica waste
Paula Camarena-Bononad,
Pedro A.V. Freitas,
Amparo Chiralt
et al.
Abstract:Posidonia oceanica (PO) is an abundant aquatic plant in the Mediterranean Sea that produces a great accumulation of leaves on the coast when detaching off the plant. PO waste collected at landfills could be used as a source of cellulose due to the considerable content of this component (30–40%). In this study, cellulose extraction from PO waste was studied in order to reduce chemicals in the process, in line with the green chemistry principles. Thus, subcritical water extraction (SWE) was applied to promote th… Show more
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