Petition / Problem

Obtain valuable by-products from processed products of the juice industry, of low value, low profitability and seasonal consumption aimed at animal feed.

Objective

Extraction of compounds with high added value of orange pulp.

ATRIA solution

The orange pulp material was received from the client and its composition was analyzed.
Various methods were studied and the most appropriate and adapted to our client was selected.
Through this method it was possible to extract limonene and pectin.
In addition, a search was made of the potential customers of these new by-products.
As a final result, the economic profitability for our client was increased by the sale of a product with high added value.