Characterization of polysaccharides extracted from spent coffee grounds by alkali pretreatment

Spent coffee grounds (SCG), obtained during the processing of coffee powder with hot water to make soluble coffee, are the main coffee industry residues and retain approx. seventy percent of the polysaccharides present in the roasted coffee beans. The purpose of this study was to extract polysacchar...

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Main Author: Ballesteros, Lina F. (author)
Other Authors: Cerqueira, M. A. (author), Teixeira, J. A. (author), Mussatto, Solange I. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34941
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/34941