Revolutionizing pectin extraction from sugar beet pulp: a critical review of green and scalable techniques
Kholiya F. Imanbek M. Ibraeva Z.E. Kabdrakhmanova S.K.
2025The Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
Food Science and Biotechnology
2025
This review explores different approaches for extracting low-esterified pectin from sugar beet pulp (SBP), a sustainable and often ignored by-product of sugar industry. Although traditional acid hydrolysis is commonly used, it has disadvantages such as varying yield and environmental concerns. Newer approaches—such as enzyme assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and microwave-assisted extraction—have shown promising results in improving efficiency and preserving pectin quality. Using enzyme, especially when combined with ultrasonic pre-treatment, has demonstrated effective in increasing yield and reducing processing time. SBP-derived pectin has unique structural characteristic, like high acetylation, which can affect its functional properties. Hybrid techniques and eco-friendly solvents are developing as valuable tools to overcome these limitations. This review highlights strengths and challenges of each method, underlining importance of optimizing conditions for industrial use. This review specifically examines SBP, an underexploited source of pectin, highlighting novel green extraction technologies, structural-function relationships, and commercial viability—areas not extensively addressed in prior reviews.
Green extraction techniques , Industrial feasibility , Pectin extraction , Sugar beet pulp , Sustainable bioprocessing
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Chemical Processes and Industrial Ecology, Mining and Metallurgical Institute Named After O.A. Baikonurov, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
International R & D Center For Advanced Functional Materials and Their Composites, Mining and Metallurgical Institute Named After O.A. Baikonurov, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Scientific Center of Composite Materials, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Chemical Processes and Industrial Ecology
International R & D Center For Advanced Functional Materials and Their Composites
Scientific Center of Composite Materials
Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
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