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Extraction and Comparative Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties of Pectin From Four Fruit Wastes in Ghana.

Prince George Junior Acquah, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Raphael Johnson, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor

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6 authors.

Prince George Junior AcquahDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5598-7998
Mariam El Boakye-GyasiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-230X
Frederick William Akuffo OwusuDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-6217
Desmond Asamoah Bruce OtuDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-110X
Raphael JohnsonDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.
Marcel Tunkumgnen BayorDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, knust.edu.gh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-1140

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial amounts of waste and by-products are generated annually from the fruit processing industry - an issue with detrimental environmental, socioeconomic and health impacts. Concerted efforts are currently geared towards curtailing this canker, particularly waste valorisation into eco-friendly, economical and sustainable biopolymers such as pectin. This study focused on the extraction and comparative analysis of the physicochemical properties of pectin from four fruit wastes:

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Fruit wasteFT-IRprincipal component analysis (PCA)rapid-setting pectinvalorisation

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