Cashew-nut tree gum (Anacardium occidentale L.) as a new system for liquid-liquid extraction

Authors

  • LEONIE ASFORA SARUBBO Universidade Católica de Pernambuco
  • Galba Maria de Campos-Takaki
  • Ana Lúcia Porto Figueiredo
  • Elias Basile Tambourgi
  • Luciana Alves de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exacta.v5i1.1044

Keywords:

Biotecnologia. Extração líquido-líquido. Goma do cajueiro.

Abstract

The exudate gum from Anacardium occidentale L. is a branched acidic heteropolysaccharide easily found in Brazil. Given the importance of cashew tree culture to some regions of Brazil, especially the Brazilian north-western, the knowledge of the characteristics of the gum and the results of researches developed to study its biotechnological application have awaken great scientific and industrial interests. In this work, we describe the literature regarding the polysaccharide and its utilization as an alternative to the conventional processes used in the biopurification of economically high-valued compounds.

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Author Biographies

LEONIE ASFORA SARUBBO, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco

Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia, Cursos de Engenharia Química e Engenharia Ambiental Área de atuação: microbiologia industrial e de fermentação; processos de separação

Galba Maria de Campos-Takaki

Professor adjunto, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia – NPCIAMB – Universidade Católica de Pernambuco

Ana Lúcia Porto Figueiredo

Professor associado, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Elias Basile Tambourgi

Professor adjunto, Faculdade de Engenharia Química – Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Luciana Alves de Oliveira

Pesquisadora da Embrapa / Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Mandioca e Fruticultura Tropical

Published

2007-06-30

How to Cite

SARUBBO, L. A., Campos-Takaki, G. M. de, Figueiredo, A. L. P., Tambourgi, E. B., & Oliveira, L. A. de. (2007). Cashew-nut tree gum (Anacardium occidentale L.) as a new system for liquid-liquid extraction. Exacta, 5(1), 145–154. https://doi.org/10.5585/exacta.v5i1.1044