Thesis (Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

L’alimentation des pays industrialisés, souvent trop riche en glucides et en lipides, a engendré une augmentation marquée de l’obésité et favorisé le risque de diabète. Face à ce constat, l’industrie agroalimentaire s’est efforcée de développer des produits allégés. Au sucre, ont ainsi été substitués les édulcorants acaloriques, molécules au goût sucré non métabolisées par le corps humain. Ces édulcorants sont souvent obtenus par voie de synthèse chimique comme l’aspartame, l’acésulfame K ou encore le sucralose. S’ils sont autorisés dans la confection de produits alimentaires, la toxicité de ces édulcorants et leur impact sur la santé humaine nourrissent cependant les débats au sein de la communauté scientifique, ainsi des solutions alternatives sont envisagées. Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni est une plante originaire du Paraguay. Son intérêt principal réside dans le fait qu’elle contient des molécules acaloriques au goût sucré, les glycosides de stéviol, dont les plus connus sont le rébaudioside A et le stévioside. Les études effectuées sur ces diterpènes glycosilés tendent à souligner leur innocuité. Ils présenteraient même des vertus thérapeutiques, comme des propriétés anti-hypertensive ou antidiabétique, et semblent ainsi être une alternative prometteuse au sucre et aux édulcorants artificiels. Notre étude s’est orientée sur l’extraction aqueuse des glycosides de stéviol des feuilles de Stévia. A l’échelle laboratoire, nous avons pu mettre en évidence que la cinétique d’extraction des molécules cibles est principalement limitée par la diffusion des solutés dans la matrice solide végétale. Il n’y aurait pas de réaction chimique, de gonflement de la matière ou de modification de la porosité pendant le processus d’extraction. Nous avons également pu souligner que la préparation de la matière (séchage et broyage) et les conditions opératoires (température, ratio liquide-solide et agitation) sont des facteurs prépondérants sur l’efficacité d’extraction des édulcorants. A l’échelle pilote, les résultats obtenus en systèmes discontinu et continu ont pu mettre en exergue des influences similaires de la préparation de la matière et des conditions opératoires ; nous avons de plus pu démontrer que la qualité du mélange des phases solide et liquide était un facteur clé à l’efficacité de l’extraction. Fort de ces résultats nous avons pu développer un procédé d’extraction en système continu, adapté à l’extraction des glycosides de stéviol des feuilles de Stévia, et combiné à une étape de séparation solide-liquide. Au travers de nos différentes expériences, nous avons pu décrire précisément son fonctionnement et optimiser l’extraction afin de pouvoir envisager une transposition à l’échelle industrielle. / Industrialized countries food, often too rich in carbohydrates and fat, has resulted in an important increase in obesity and risk of diabetes. Given this fact, the food industry tries to develop diet products. Sugar was substituted by calorie-free sweeteners, sweet-tasting molecules non-metabolized by the human body. These sweeteners are often obtained by chemical synthesis such as aspartame, acesulfame K or sucralose. Even if they are allowed in the manufacture of food products, the toxicity of these sweeteners and their impact on human health raise debate within the scientific community, so alternatives are being considered. Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a plant native from Paraguay. Its main interest lies in the fact that it contains calorie-free sweet tasting molecules, steviol glycosides, of which the most common are rebaudioside A and stevioside. Studies of these glycosylated diterpenes tend to highlight its safety. They even present therapeutic characteristics, such as anti-hypertensive or anti-diabetic properties, and thus seem to be a promising alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. Our study focused on the aqueous extraction of steviol glycosides from Stevia leaves. At thelaboratory scale, we were able to demonstrate that extraction kinetics of target molecules are mainly limited by diffusion of solutes in the plant solid matrix. There would be no chemical reaction, swelling of the plant material, or modification of the porosity during the extraction process. We have also shown that the preparation of the plant material (drying and milling) and the operating conditions (temperature, liquid-solid ratio and agitation) are overriding factors on the sweeteners’ extraction efficiency. At the pilot scale, the results obtained in batch and continuous systems could highlight similar influences with the preparation of the plant material and the operating conditions. We have also shown that the quality of the mixing of solid and liquid phase was a key factor in extraction efficiency. With these results we have developed a continuous extraction process, suitable for the extraction of steviol glycosides from Stevia leaves, which has combined with a step of solid-liquid separation. Through our experimentation we have accurately described its operation and optimized the extraction in order to consider a transposition to the industrial scale.

De nombreux procédés de la recherche et de l'industrie utilisent l'extraction liquide-liquide, technique qui permet la séparation sélective de produits au sein d'un mélange. À cet effet, deux liquides non miscibles sont mis en contact : une phase aqueuse et une phase organique, l'une contenant généralement une molécule extractante capable de transférer les éléments désirés à l'autre. Le transfert se produit à la surface de contact entre les deux phases. Après le transfert, les deux phases sont séparées par décantation. Dans la pratique, ces opérations sont effectuées dans des appareils industriels. Pour optimiser et comprendre le fonctionnement de ces dispositifs, il est important de déterminer les caractéristiques fondamentales de l'émulsion. Il s'agit notamment des paramètres liés à la vitesse des écoulements ainsi que ceux liés au mélange des fluides comme l'aire interfaciale, le taux de rétention, ou la distribution en taille de la population de gouttes. Plusieurs techniques d'imagerie peuvent être utilisées pour les mesurer. L'une d'elles, l'holographie numérique, est bien connue pour permettre la reconstruction complète en 3D d'un écoulement à partir d'une seule acquisition. Ce travail de thèse traite d'une application de l'holographie numérique en ligne directement sur des gouttes en mouvement dans une phase liquide continue. La taille des gouttes a imposé l'exploration d'un régime de diffraction peu étudié à ce jour. Dans ce domaine, le modèle du disque opaque classiquement employé n'est pas valide et un meilleur accord est obtenu avec un modèle mixte lui associant une lentille mince. La focalisation des hologrammes est réalisée via une méthode dédiée et automatique qui a été établie à partir d'une étude complète de la littérature. Dans un deuxième temps, afin de mesurer des rétentions plus élevées, elle est complétée par une approche inverse permettant de corriger les mauvais positionnements et de restituer les gouttes non détectées. Ce traitement a été appliqué à des résultats expérimentaux, sur un dispositif de référence produisant des gouttes calibrées, et comparé à des mesures indépendantes. Ces essais ont validé la pertinence de l'holographie pour la caractérisation des émulsions. / Several processes used in research and industry are based on liquid-liquid extraction, a method designed for selective separation of products in a mixture. In liquid-liquid extraction, two immiscible liquids are contacted: an aqueous phase and an organic phase, one of which generally contains an extractant molecule capable of transferring the desired elements to the other phase. The transfer occurs at the contact surface between the two phases. After transfer, both phases are separated by settling. In practice, these operations are performed in industrial apparatus. In order to optimize the operation of these devices, it's important to determine the fundamental characteristics of the emulsion. These include parameters related to the fluid flow velocity as well as parameters related to fluid mixing such as the interfacial area, hold-up, and size distribution of the droplets population. Numerous imaging techniques can be used to measure these parameters. One of them, digital holography, is well-known for allowing complete reconstruction of information about a 3D flow in a single shot. This PhD work deals with a direct application of digital in line holography to droplets rising in a continuous liquid phase. The droplet size imposes a regime of intermediate-field diffraction hardly explored to date. Acquired diffraction patterns show that the usual dark disk model is not valid and that good agreement is obtained with a mixed model coupling thin lens with opaque disk. Hologram focusing is nevertheless performed with a dedicated automated method. A literature review has been conducted to identify the sharpest autofocus function for our application. In a second step, in order to measure high retention rates, an inverse problem approach is applied on all the outliers and missing droplets. This hologram restitution treatment has been applied to experimental results with a comparison to independent measurements. The main results obtained with calibrated droplets are presented detailing the test device and instrumentation. They have validated the relevance of holography for the characterization of emulsions.

L’extraction liquide-liquide fait partie des procédés hydrométallurgiques les plus étudiés et développés, particulièrement dans les domaines d'applications de l’extraction et de la purification de métaux comme les lanthanides et les actinides, de grand intérêt dans les secteurs de l'énergie et des technologies de pointe. De nombreux extractants ont ainsi été développés au cours des dernières décennies dont la nature et l’arrangement des sites de chélation, la rigidité voire la stéréochimie déterminent l’affinité et la sélectivité vis-à-vis d’une cible métallique. L’étude de systèmes chélatant organisés sur des macrocycles a notamment fait l’objet de nombreux travaux recherches. Dans cette étude, l'organisation de sous-unités diglycolamide (DGA) et diamide (DA) sur des plateformes macrocycliques tel que le calix[4]arène et le résorcinarène a été abordée vis-à-vis de l’extraction des terres rares et de l’uranium. Une étude détaillée de l'effet de l'organisation du DGA sur les performances d'extraction montre que les macrocycles synthétisés sont plus affins et sélectifs des terres rares lourdes (HREEs) que des légères (LREEs). Une étude comparative dédiée à l'extraction des lanthanides par ces macrocycles en milieu liquide ionique montre également que le calix[4]arène est un meilleur candidat comme plateforme pré-organisatrice que le cavitand résorcinarène. D'autre part, une étude détaillée sur le pouvoir chélatant d’un calixarène fonctionnalisé par des diamides a été entreprise pour l'extraction sélective de l'uranium en milieu sulfurique, démontrant ici que le motif diamide est plus efficace et plus sélectif que l’analogue calixarénique. / The liquid-liquid extraction is one of the most studied and developed hydrometallurgical processes, particularly in the areas of applications for the extraction and purification of metals of great interest in the sectors of energy and advanced technologies, such as lanthanides and actinides. Many extractants have been developed for the extraction of these metals in the recent decades where the nature, the arrangement, the rigidity and the stereochemistry of chelating sites determine the affinity and selectivity toward the target metals. The study of chelating systems organized on macrocycles has constituted, in particular, the subject of numerous research studies.In this study, the organization of diglycolamide (DGA) and diamide (DA) subunits on Calix-[4]-arene and resorcinarene cavitand was studied for the extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) and uranium (U). A detailed study on the effect of the organization of DGA subunit on the extraction performance of lanthanides, in toluene, showed that the synthesized macrocycles are more efficient and more selective toward heavy rare earths (HREEs) than the light ones (LREEs). A comparative study for the extraction of lanthanides by these macrocycles in ionic liquid medium revealed that the calix-[4]-arene is a better candidate as preorganised platform than the resorcinarene cavitand. Moreover, a detailed study on the chelating capacity of a calixarene functionalized with diamides (DA) was done for the selective extraction of uranium in sulfuric medium, demonstrating that the diamide pattern is more efficient and more selective than its calixarene analogue.

Processos biotecnológicos dependem significativamente das técnicas de separação e purificação utilizadas, para manter boa relação custo-benefício na produção em escala industrial de produtos biotecnológicos com fins comerciais, industriais e terapêuticos. A aplicação do sistema micelar de duas fases aquosas (SMDFA) é proposta como alternativa para purificação de biomoléculas/biopartículas, pois permite sua separação e análise, muitas vezes sem que essas percam sua atividade ou propriedades desejadas. Com essa técnica é possível realizar uma partição seletiva que possibilita altos rendimentos. Esse trabalho destinou-se a estudar o emprego dessa metodologia na extração e purificação de Adenovírus em sistema micelar de duas fases aquosas formado por Triton X-114/Suspensão viral. Os ensaios foram realizados em sistemas de 5 g seguindo um planejamento fatorial completo (23) com 4 pontos centrais. Os fatores estudados foram temperatura de extração, pH da suspensão viral e concentração do tensoativo. Sistemas contendo massas de 3g, 10g e 40g foram avaliados. Foi avaliado o efeito do processo de extração com SMDFA sobre a integridade e infectividade de Adenovírus. Alguns dos parâmetros avaliados no processo foram a recuperação da potência viral (RPv) e a recuperação da potência viral específica (RPvø). Esses dois parâmetros avaliam a inativação do Adenovirus pelo processo de extração e ambos apresentaram melhoras quando comparados com a própria suspensão viral para alguns dos sistemas estudados (i.e RPv:341 % e RPvø 1466 %). Esses resultados indicam que o SMDFA foi capaz de particionar seletivamente as partículas virais infecciosas. De acordo com os resultados do planejamento é possível aumentar ainda mais esses resultados controlando as variáveis concentração de tensoativo, pH da suspensão viral e temperatura de extração. / Biotechnological processes depend significantly on separation and purification techniques used to maintain cost-effective industrial-scale production of biotechnological products for commercial, industrial and therapeutic uses. The application of the aqueous two-phase micelar system (ATPMS) is proposed as an alternative for purification, since it allows the separation and analysis of biomolecules /bioparticles, often without loses of activity or their properties. This allows to perform a selective partition that enables high yields. This work aims to study the use of this methodology in the extraction and purification of adenovirus in micelle aqueous two-phase formed by TritonX-114/Viral suspension. All assays were performed in 5 g systems following a full factorial design (23) with four central points. The studied factors were extraction temperature, pH of the viral suspension and concentration of the surfactant. Systems containing masses of 3g, 10g and 40g were evaluated. Extraction procedure effects over integrity and infectivity of adenovirus were also evaluated. Some of the parameters evaluated in the viral recovery process were viral potency (RPv) and recovery of viral specific potency (RPvø). These two parameters measure the inactivation of Adenovirus by the extraction process and both showed improvement when compared with the viral suspension for some of the systems studied (i.e RPv: 341% and RPvø 1466%). These results show that ATPMS selectively partition the infectious viral particles. According to the results of the experimental design is possible to increase, even further, these results controlling the surfactant concentration, viral suspension pH and temperature of extraction.

Uma possível perda de qualidade dos óleos essenciais pode estar associada à decomposição dos compostos terpênicos, quando submetidos ao aquecimento ou contato com o ar, produzindo odores desagradáveis. A redução do teor dos compostos terpênicos, processo conhecido como desterpenação, pode ser realizada por meio de diversas técnicas. Dentre as inúmeras possibilidades, a extração líquido-líquido tem apresentado resultados bastante promissores. Neste contexto, a presente dissertação de mestrado teve como objetivo a determinação experimental e modelagem do equilíbrio líquido-líquido, a (25,0 ± 0,1) °C, dos sistemas modelo de óleo essencial de bergamota e limão compostos, respectivamente, por: limoneno/ acetato de linalila/ linalol/ etanol/ água e limoneno/ γ- terpineno/ β- pineno/ citral/ etanol/ água. Adicionalmente, as propriedades físicas (viscosidade e densidade) dos sistemas supracitados, bem como dos compostos puros, foram também determinadas. Observou-se que o aumento do teor de água no solvente promoveu uma diminuição da extração do linalol (óleo de bergamota) e citral (óleo de limão), entretanto o maior nível de hidratação do etanol acarretou em aumento da região bifásica e da seletividade do solvente em ambos os sistemas estudados. Os dados experimentais obtidos foram correlacionados utilizando-se os modelos termodinâmicos NRTL e UNIQUAC. Para o sistema de óleo essencial de bergamota, o desvio global obtido foi de 0,43% para o modelo UNIQUAC e 0,52% para o NRTL. No que se refere ao sistema de óleo de limão, a equação NRTL foi a que proporcionou a melhor descrição, apresentando um desvio global de 0,29%, em relação ao modelo UNIQUAC, para o qual o desvio obtido foi de 0,32%. Quanto às propriedades físicas, notou-se que a água não exerce muita influência sobre as propriedades da fase terpênica (fase rica em componentes do óleo essencial); entretanto, na fase solvente observou-se que os valores de densidade e a viscosidade foram aumentados com o aumento do nível de água no etanol. / A possible oil quality loss may be associated to the terpenes compounds decomposition, when heated or exposed to air, producing off -flavors. Terpene partial removal, process known as deterpenation, can be performed using many different techniques. Among these various possibilities, the liquid-liquid extraction has shown successful results. The aim of this work was to determine and correlate the liquid-liquid equilibrium experimental data, using thermodynamic models at (25.0 ± 0.1) ºC for bergamot and lemon essential oils model systems composed respectively of limonene/ linalyl acetate/ linalool/ ethanol/ water and limonene/ γ- terpinene/ β- pinene/ citral/ ethanol/ water. Additionally, physical properties (viscosity and density) of the aforementioned systems and pure compounds were determined. It was observed that the higher water content in the solvent led to a lower linalool (bergamot oil) and citral (lemon oil) extraction. However, the highest level of ethanol hydration enlarged the biphasic region and solvent selectivity for both systems. The experimental data were correlated using the NRTL and UNIQUAC thermodynamic models. For bergamot essential oil system, the global deviation was 0.43% for UNIQUAC and 0.52% for NRTL. The NRTL equation provided a better representation of the lemon oil system, with a global deviation value of 0.29%, compared to the UNIQUAC model with a deviation of 0.32%. It was observed that water does not have a significant effect on the terpene phase (essential oil components rich phase) properties. On the other hand, in the solvent phase, it was observed that a higher water content in the ethanol led to higher density and viscosity values.

Nos dias atuais, a preocupação com o meio ambiente vem ocupando espaço considerável nos principais centros de debates. A procura por solventes provenientes de fontes renováveis que possam substituir solventes de origem fóssil em processos industriais se faz necessária. Tradicionalmente o hexano, derivado do petróleo, é utilizado como extratante industrial de óleos de matrizes oleaginosas, no entanto, este solvente apresenta desvantagens em termos de segurança operacional devido à alta toxicidade e inflamabilidade. Neste contexto, a presente dissertação de mestrado objetivou avaliar a viabilidade técnica da substituição do hexano por solventes alcoólicos, etanol e isopropanol na extração do óleo da torta de prensagem de sementes de girassol. A influência das variáveis tipo e grau de hidratação do solvente alcoólico e temperatura foi avaliada sobre a composição em ácidos graxos, a estabilidade oxidativa do óleo extraído e o teor de ácidos clorogênicos, tocoferóis e fosfolipídeos. A matéria prima foi submetida ao processo de extração sólido-líquido em um simples estágio, utilizando os solventes em grau absoluto e hidratado, nas temperaturas de 60 a 90 °C, sendo objetivo de estudo o rendimento do óleo, o teor de proteína em base seca, índice de retenção, teor de água na fase extrato e teor de ácidos clorogênicos. Extrações sequenciais empregando três estágios na temperatura de 90 °C também foram realizadas para avaliar o teor de óleo residual, extração de ácidos clorogênicos, avaliação da estabilidade oxidativa e determinação dos teores de tocoferóis e fosfolipídeos. Em linhas gerais, pode-se inferir que a hidratação do solvente afetou de forma negativa o rendimento da extração e observou-se também que com o aumento da temperatura, aumenta-se a quantidade de material lipídico extraído. O teor de água no solvente favoreceu a extração dos ácidos clorogênicos, sendo que a temperatura não exerceu influência sobre estes resultados. Quando avaliada a extração de tocoferóis, pode-se notar que os solventes isopropanol (absoluto e hidratado) e etanol absoluto possibilitaram maior extração de α tocoferol quando comparados ao etanol azeotrópico. No entanto, os teores de tocoferóis nos óleos extraídos com álcoois foram inferiores aos detectados nos óleos obtidos com hexano. Na avaliação da estabilidade oxidativa pode-se observar que os óleos extraídos com etanol absoluto e azeotrópico apresentaram estatisticamente o mesmo tempo de indução, fato este que pode estar relacionado aos altos teores de fósforo detectados nos óleos obtidos com estes solventes etanólicos, sugerindo assim que estes solventes são capazes de extrair compostos minoritários que atribuem maior estabilidade oxidativa ao óleo. / Nowadays, the concern regarding the environment has taken a considerable amount of space at the main debate centers. The search for solvents which come from renewable sources that are capable of replacing solvents that come from fossils in industrial processes is paramount. Traditionally the hexane derived from oil is used as an industrial solvent for oleaginous sources. However this solvent presents some disadvantages in terms of operational safety due to the high toxicity and inflammability. In this context, this master´s dissertation has aimed to evaluate the technical viability of the replacement of hexane for alcoholic solvents, ethanol and isopropanol in oil extraction from the meal obtained in the pressing stage of sunflower seeds. The influence of the type and level of hydration of the alcoholic solvents and temperature has been evaluated over the composition in fatty acids, the oxidative stability of the extracted oil, the level of chlorogenics acids, of tocopherols and phospholipids. The meal was submitted to the solid-liquid extraction process in one single stage, using the solvents in absolute and hydrated grade from 60 up to 90 °C, hence the purpose of this study the yield of the oil, the protein level in dry basis, mass of adhered solution (retention index), water level in the extract phase and the chlorogenic acids content. Consecutive extractions applying three stages at 90 ºC have also been performed to evaluate the residual oil content, chlorogenic acids yield, evaluation of oxidative stability and the contents of tocopherols and phospholipids. In summary, it can be concluded that the solvent hydration has affected in a negative fashion the performance of the extraction and it was also noticed that, with the rising in temperature, the amount of lipid extract was increased. The level of water in the solvent has favored the extraction of chlorogenic acids since the temperature has not affected the results. Once the tocopherol extractions are analyzed, it is possible to verify that the isopropanol solvents (absolute and hydrated) and absolute ethanol have enabled a larger extraction of α tocopherol when compared to azeotropic ethanol. However, the levels of tocopherol extracted from alcohols were less than the ones obtained from hexane. In the oxidative stability evaluation it was possible to observe that the oils extracted from absolute and azeotropic ethanol have presented statistically the same induction time, a fact which can be related to high levels of phosphorus detected in the oils obtained from ethanol solvents which suggest that such solvents are capable of extracting minor compounds that attribute more oxidative stability to the oil.

Um dos principais setores do sistema agroindustrial brasileiro é composto pelo processamento de oleaginosas. Sua importância não se deve apenas ao seu produto principal, o óleo, mas também à fração desengordurada, composta por proteínas. Tradicionalmente, hexano é o solvente empregado na extração de óleos vegetais e, por esta razão, os objetivos principais deste trabalho foram estudar a viabilidade de substituição deste solvente por solventes alcoólicos na extração do óleo de farelo de arroz e, neste sentido, avaliar o impacto desta mudança nas características do óleo e da fração proteica. Foram realizados experimentos de extração sólido-líquido na condição de equilíbrio com a finalidade de avaliar a influência das variáveis de processo, tipo de solvente (etanol ou isopropanol), teor de água no solvente (0, 6 ou 12%) e temperatura (50 a 80 °C), na extração do óleo de farelo de arroz. Através dos experimentos de extração foi possível caracterizar os extratos obtidos e o farelo desengordurado em termos de rendimento de extração de compostos lipídicos, proteicos e minoritários, além da caracterização da fração proteica presente no rafinado, em termos de solubilidade e análise térmica. De maneira geral, os resultados mostraram influência da água no solvente no sentido da supressão da extração de óleo e, por outro lado, observou-se que o aumento da temperatura favoreceu o processo de extração lipídica. No caso do conteúdo proteico presente no extrato, observou-se que a hidratação do solvente e a temperatura favoreceram a extração de proteínas. A elevação da temperatura de processo favoreceu também, a extração de γ-orizanol, porém o aumento da água no solvente diminuiu a extração deste composto minoritário. A água também exerceu forte influência na quantidade de acilgliceróis e ácidos graxos livres transferidos para o extrato, porém, para o teor de fosfolipídeos, essa influência foi menor. As condições de processo não afetaram significativamente a composição do óleo, que se mostrou típica de óleo de farelo de arroz. Com relação à fração proteica, a solubilidade e propriedades térmicas, que definem o grau de desnaturação proteica, sofreram forte influência do grau de hidratação do solvente e da temperatura de processo, uma vez que à medida que a quantidade de água no solvente e a temperatura foram aumentados, notou-se uma diminuição no índice de solubilidade de nitrogênio. A partir dos resultados obtidos pode-se inferir que a extração de óleo de farelo de arroz com solventes alternativos, etanol e isopropanol, é possível, porém, as condições de processo devem ser muito bem avaliadas de maneira que este seja viável e os produtos oriundos, tanto o óleo de farelo de arroz quanto a fração proteica, possuam qualidade adequada para serem destinados à fins alimentícios. / One of the main areas of the Brazilian agroindustrial system is composed by the processing of oilseeds. Its importance is not only due to its main product, the oil, but also to the defatted fraction, composed of proteins. The hexane is the solvent traditionally used in vegetable oils extraction and, for that matter, the main objectives of this paper were to study the feasibility of substitution of t his solvent for alcoholic solvents on the rice bran oil extraction and also evaluate the impact of this change on the oil characteristics and the protein fraction. Some solid-liquid extraction experiments on balance condition were made to evaluate the variables on the process, such as the solvent type (ethanol or isopropanol), solvent water content (0, 6 or 12%) and temperature (50 to 80 °C) in the rice bran oil extraction. This way, the results show water influence on the solvent suppressing the oil extraction, and, on the other hand, the temperature increase benefits the process. Through extraction experiments, it was possible to characterize the obtained extracts and the defatted bran in terms of lipid, protein and minorities compound extraction, besides the characterization of the protein fraction present on the raffinated in terms of solubility and thermal analysis. In general, the results showed the water solvent influence in order to suppress the oil extraction and, on the other hand, it has been observed that the temperature increase benefited the lipid extraction process. Related to the protein content present in the extract, it was observed that the solvent hydration and temperature benefited the protein extraction. The temperature increase on the process also benefited the the γ-oryzanol extraction, however, the water solvent increase decreased the extraction of this minority compound. The water also has a strong influence on the amount of acylglycerol and free fatty acid transferred to the extract, however, for the phospholipids content, there is a decreasing influence. The process conditions did not have a significant affection on the oil composition, which is typical on rice bran oil. Regarding the protein fraction, solubility and thermal properties, which define the protein denaturing degree, there was a strong influence of the solvent hydration degree and the processing temperature, once the amount of water in the solvent and temperature are increased, it was noticed the decrease on the nitrogen solubility index. Based on the results it is possible to infer that the rice bran oil extraction with alternative solvents, ethanol and isopropanol, is possible, however, the process conditions must be well evaluated in order to be viable and the originated products, as well the rice bran oil as the protein fraction, have the proper quality for food purposes.

Orientador: Elias Basile Tambourgi / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T08:45:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sbruzzi_Dalva_M.pdf: 1983604 bytes, checksum: 3ca47c66cbfb0f6dcff7d83c5b614ccc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: O curauá (Ananas Erectifolius L.B. Smith), espécie vegetal de porte herbáceo, é uma monocotiledônea pertencente à família Bromeliaceae, nativa da região norte do Brasil, especialmente da Amazônia, de onde pode ser extraída a bromelina. Essa faz parte de um grupo de enzimas proteolíticas, usadas na indústria alimentícia e como medicamento, pois oferece amplo espectro de eficácias terapêuticas: antiedemas, anti-inflamatórias, antitrombóticas e atividades fibrinolíticas. O desenvolvimento de novos processos de extração e purificação de proteínas é muito importante, uma vez que essa é uma etapa limitante na produção de bioprodutos. Sistemas de duas fases aquosas são amplamente utilizados para a separação e purificação de biomoléculas. As vantagens da extração em duas fases aquosas, em comparação com outros métodos de purificação, são o elevado rendimento, a faixa de trabalho próxima do equilíbrio, a fácil ampliação de escala e o uso em processos contínuos. Esta pesquisa propõe a caracterização da bromelina do curauá e a sua purificação por extração líquido-líquido em duas fases aquosas, formadas por um polímero (polietilenoglicol) e um sal (fosfato de potássio). Apresenta também um estudo sobre os custos do processo e o preço de venda estimado, e demonstra a sua viabilidade econômica, quer seja para uso como pré-processo nos tradicionais sistemas cromatográficos, quer para a comercialização direta, como alternativa para a bromelina do abacaxi. Os resultados da caracterização mostraram que as condições ideais de trabalho são pH 8,5 e temperatura 35º C para a variedade branca, e pH 8,5 e 30º C de temperatura para a variedade roxa. A massa molar é de 24 kDa, e o melhor sistema de partição da bromelina foi o SBA PEG 4000 em pH 9. A solução enzimática dos melhores sistemas contém 7 U de bromelina e, aproximadamente, 17 mg/L de proteína total medida por Bradford (curauá branco); e 6 U de bromelina e, aproximadamente, 23 mg/L de proteína total medida por Bradford (curauá roxo). O preço de venda calculado para um litro dessa solução enzimática, quando não se obtém lucro (margem de lucro desejada é 0%), foi estimado em R$75,06. Assim, pode-se concluir que o processo de purificação da bromelina das folhas de curauá, ao ser utilizado sistema bifásico aquoso, PEG/sal, é promissor no que diz respeito a sua possibilidade de produção em escala industrial / Abstract: Curaua (Ananas erectifolius L.B. Smith) is a mocotyledonous herbaceous specie belonging to the Bromeliaceae family and it is native to the north region of Brazil, especially the Amazonian Complex, that we can extract bromelain which belongs to a group of proteolytic enzymes derived from herbaceous species of Bromeliaceae family, which are used in food industries and as drugs as such as they offer a wide spectrum of therapeutic efficacies: antiedemateous, antiinflammatory, antithrombotic and fibrinolytic activities. The development of new extraction and purification processes of proteins is very important, as this is a limiting step in the production of bioproducts. Aqueous two-phase systems are widely used for separation and purification of biomolecules. The advantages of aqueous two-phase extraction compared to other purification methods lie in high productivity, working range close to equilibrium, easy scale up and use in continuous processes. This research proposes the curaua's bromelain characterization, and its purification by a liquid-liquid extraction in aqueous two-phase system, formed by a polymer (polyethylene glycol) and a salt (potassium phosphate). It also presents a study about the costs of this process and the estimated sale price, showing its economic viability, whether it is for use as a pre-process in traditional chromatographic systems or direct commercialization, as an alternative for the bromelain of pineapple. The curaua's bromelain characterization results showed that the ideal working conditions are pH 8.5 and 35 ºC of temperature to white variety and pH 8.5 and 30°C of temperature to purple variety. The curaua's molecular weight is 24 kDa and the best bromelain partitioning system was the SBA PEG 4000 at pH 9. The enzyme solution of the best purification system contains 7 U of bromelain and about 17 mg/L of total protein measured by Bradford (white curaua) and 6 U of bromelain and about 23 mg/L of total protein measured by Bradford (purple curaua). The estimated sale price for a liter of this enzyme solution, when profit is not achieved (0% of desired markup), was estimated at R$ 75, 06. So, the curaua's bromelain purification process using an aqueous two-phase system, PEG/salt, is promising with regard to the possibility of industrial scale production / Mestrado / Sistemas de Processos Quimicos e Informatica / Mestre em Engenharia Química