Andrea Natolino

Dr. Andrea Natolino

University of Udine, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 October 2015 in Green Chemistry
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GMGonzalo Agustin Martinez
Gonzalo Agustin Martinez
SRStefano Rebecchi
Stefano Rebecchi
DDDeborha Decorti
Deborha Decorti
JDJoana M. B. Domingos
Joana M. B. Domingos
ANAndrea Natolino
Andrea Natolino
FFFabio Fava
Fabio Fava
The development of a multi-purpose four step-cascading biorefinery scheme for the valorization of red grape pomace (GP) was proposed. The consecutive processes were respectively dedicated to (a) the recovery of polyphenols by supercritical CO2 extraction, (b) the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by anaerobic acidogenic digestion, (c) the exploitation of produced VFAs as the precursors for the biotechnological production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and (d) the production of a CH4-rich biogas by the anaerobic digestion of solid leftovers from the acidogenic process. More than 2.7 g of total polyphenols (as gallic acid equivalents) per 100 g of dry matter were extracted. A high content of valuable proanthocyanidins occurred in the recovered polyphenolic fraction. The dephenolized GP was anaerobically digested under batch acidogenic conditions, obtaining about 20 g L−1 of total VFAs in the liquid effluent. The latter matrix was employed to feed a pure culture of a Cupriavidus necator strain, which was induced to produce and store PHAs under nitrogen-limiting conditions. The process was carried out in 0.5 L-shake flasks by using a two-step production approach. In particular, pre-grown biomass was fed with different concentrations of the acidic effluent (20 or 40% v/v) in two sequential batch processes. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) was accumulated up to 63% of the cells dry weight when pre-grown biomass was fed with 40% of the acidic effluent. No inhibitory effects due to non-VFA compounds occurring in the actual acidogenic effluent were observed. Finally, the anaerobic digestion of the exhausted solid fraction from the acidogenic process allowed obtaining 113 mL of biomethane per gram of fed volatile solids.

1 December 2017 in The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
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CCarla Da Porto
Carla Da Porto
ANAndrea Natolino
Andrea Natolino


1 March 2014 in The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
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CCarla Da Porto
Carla Da Porto
DDDeborha Decorti
Deborha Decorti
ANAndrea Natolino
Andrea Natolino

1 August 2012 in The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
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CCarla Da Porto
Carla Da Porto
DVDario Voinovich
Dario Voinovich
DDD. Decorti
D. Decorti
ANAndrea Natolino
Andrea Natolino