Use Enzymatic Preparations to Enhance Olive Oil Extraction and Their Quality

Pectinase Production from Banana Peel Biomass via the Optimization of the Solid-state Fermentation Conditions of Aspergillus niger Strain

“…Based on the mechanism of actions of their pectin molecules, they are classified into three groups, namely pectolyase, pectozyme, and polygalacturonase (Jayani et al, 2005). Given its capability to degrade plant materials, pectinase has a wide range of industrial uses, such as in the food processing industry (Ribeiro et al, 2010), textile manufacturing (Aggarwal et al, 2020), agricultural application (Al-Rousan et al, 2019) and environmental cares (Kamaruddin et al, 2019). However, the key role for the application is the capability of the enzyme to act as a catalyzing reaction in degrading a long and complex molecule presented in the cell wall of a plant cell, thus improving further related processes (Jayani et al, 2005;Ribeiro et al, 2010).…”

“…Meanwhile, in the textile industry, pectinase is used to pre-treat the cotton fibers by bioscouring to increase their absorbency, making them suitable for subsequent staining (Aggarwal et al, 2020;Erdem & Bahtiyari, 2018). Furthermore, in agricultural application, pectinase is widely used in the extraction of olive oil to prevent emulsification by dispersing the oils droplets from peel extracts, thus facilitating its extraction later in the aqueous process (Al-Rousan et al, 2019;Caporaso, 2016). On the other hand, in the environmental application, pectinase is commonly used in wastewater treatment, whereby pretreatment of wastewater with pectinase could remove oil and grease from kitchen greywater, thereby reducing its biological oxygen demand (Kamaruddin et al, 2019).…”