PMID- 35095219 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220201 IS - 0959-6526 (Print) IS - 1879-1786 (Electronic) IS - 0959-6526 (Linking) VI - 330 DP - 2022 Jan 1 TI - Short-time acoustic and hydrodynamic cavitation improves dispersibility and functionality of pectin-rich biopolymers from citrus waste. PG - 129789 LID - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129789 [doi] LID - 129789 AB - Pectin is a valuable biopolymer used as a natural, clean label additive for thickening and gelling. However, industry faces issues with dispersibility and stability of pectin formulations. To address these issues, the effect of short processing time (30-180 s) with hydrodynamic (HC) and acoustic cavitation (AC) on the dispersibility and gelling functionality of mandarin pectin-rich polysaccharide (M-PRP) was investigated. Short-time processing with HC and AC did not affect polymer composition. HC, but not AC, decreased polydispersity index (PDI) from 0.78 to 0.68 compared to the control. Electron and atomic force microscopy showed that HC and AC decreased aggregation of fibrous and matrix polymers. Both treatments increased apparent viscosity significantly from 0.059 Pa s to 0.30 Pa s at 10 (-s). The pectin dispersions showed good gelling capacity upon addition of calcium (final conc. 35 mM). HC and AC treatments for 150 s led to gels that were 7 and 4 times stronger (as measured by peak force) than the control with more homogeneous, less porous structures. In conclusion, short-time HC and AC can improve the dispersibility and functionality of citrus pectin without affecting composition, and are promising technologies to facilitate the use of pectin in industry applications. CI - (c) 2021 The Authors. FAU - Chu, Jin AU - Chu J AD - School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. FAU - Metcalfe, Philip AU - Metcalfe P AD - Biopower Technologies Limited, Wolverton Mill, UK. FAU - Linford, Holly V AU - Linford HV AD - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. FAU - Zhao, Siying AU - Zhao S AD - School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. FAU - Goycoolea, Francisco M AU - Goycoolea FM AD - School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. FAU - Chen, Shiguo AU - Chen S AD - College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Ye, Xingqian AU - Ye X AD - College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Holmes, Melvin AU - Holmes M AD - School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. FAU - Orfila, Caroline AU - Orfila C AD - School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Netherlands TA - J Clean Prod JT - Journal of cleaner production JID - 101538287 PMC - PMC8783060 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acoustic cavitation OT - Citrus pectin OT - Dispersion OT - Gel OT - Hydrodynamic cavitation OT - Waste COIS- Philip Metcalfe is founder and CEO of Biopower Ltd. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/02/01 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/01 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/01/31 05:54 PHST- 2021/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/31 05:54 [entrez] PHST- 2022/02/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0959-6526(21)03964-0 [pii] AID - 129789 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129789 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clean Prod. 2022 Jan 1;330:129789. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129789.