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Tesfaye, T
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Ayele, A
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Ferede, E
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Gibril, M
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Kong, F
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Sithole, Bishop B
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2021-04-12T13:45:31Z |
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2021-04-12T13:45:31Z |
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2020-11 |
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Tesfaye, T., Ayele, A., Ferede, E., Gibril, M., Kong, F. & Sithole, B.B. 2020. A techno-economic feasibility of a process for extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds. <i>Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 232.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11976 |
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1618-954X |
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1618-9558 |
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01981-1
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-020-01981-1
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11976
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Generation of waste from the agro-processing industry is continually increasing due to increasing needs for food security. Beneficiation of this waste has both economic and environmental impacts that can be overcome via implementation of cleaner production technologies. Starch is a renewable biopolymer material which is completely biodegradable, easy to handle and widely available in nature. It has wide applications in various industries including food processing, pharmaceutical, confection, beverage, pulp and paper, chemical, cosmetic, binder and adhesive, packaging and printing, fermentation and textile industries. We have previously demonstrated that high-quality industrial-grade starch can be extracted from waste avocado seeds. This report is focussed on a techno-economic evaluation of the extraction process. It can be concluded, from the study that extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds is economically feasible with an accounting rate of return of 75% and a break-even analysis of 82% with a payback period of 2 years. The process is environmentally sustainable in that minimal amounts of chemicals are used in the extraction process and the wastes generated can be beneficiated into high-value products that can add further to the profitability of the venture. |
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Abstract |
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Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 232 |
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dc.subject |
Avocado seeds |
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dc.subject |
Cleaner production |
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dc.subject |
Economic feasibility |
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dc.subject |
Starch |
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dc.title |
A techno-economic feasibility of a process for extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds |
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Article |
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15pp |
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© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01981-1 |
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Chemicals |
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Biorefinery Industry Developme |
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Tesfaye, T., Ayele, A., Ferede, E., Gibril, M., Kong, F., & Sithole, B. B. (2020). A techno-economic feasibility of a process for extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds. <i>Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 232</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11976 |
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Tesfaye, T, A Ayele, E Ferede, M Gibril, F Kong, and Bishop B Sithole "A techno-economic feasibility of a process for extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds." <i>Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 232</i> (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11976 |
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Tesfaye T, Ayele A, Ferede E, Gibril M, Kong F, Sithole BB. A techno-economic feasibility of a process for extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 232. 2020; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11976. |
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AB - Generation of waste from the agro-processing industry is continually increasing due to increasing needs for food security. Beneficiation of this waste has both economic and environmental impacts that can be overcome via implementation of cleaner production technologies. Starch is a renewable biopolymer material which is completely biodegradable, easy to handle and widely available in nature. It has wide applications in various industries including food processing, pharmaceutical, confection, beverage, pulp and paper, chemical, cosmetic, binder and adhesive, packaging and printing, fermentation and textile industries. We have previously demonstrated that high-quality industrial-grade starch can be extracted from waste avocado seeds. This report is focussed on a techno-economic evaluation of the extraction process. It can be concluded, from the study that extraction of starch from waste avocado seeds is economically feasible with an accounting rate of return of 75% and a break-even analysis of 82% with a payback period of 2 years. The process is environmentally sustainable in that minimal amounts of chemicals are used in the extraction process and the wastes generated can be beneficiated into high-value products that can add further to the profitability of the venture.
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24332 |
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