Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Achyutuni, Apurva Gayatri; Umesh, Mridul Title A name given to the resource Valorisation of starfruit waste derived pectin for biodegradable sheet fabrication: A comprehensive study on extraction and characterization Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Environmental Research and Technology;Volume;9;Issue;2;pp.328-333 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.35208/ert.1596863" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.35208/ert.1596863</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035727604?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035727604?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Achyutuni A.G., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India Description An account of the resource This research work focuses on the extraction and characterization of pectin from starfruit peel and its application for fabrication of pectin film. Starfruit is chosen as the source for pectin extraction as the data regarding pectin extraction starfruit is relatively scarce in the available literature. Conventional organic acid based extraction using citric acid is employed for pectin extraction as it is eco-friendly and cost effective. The yield of pectin was found to be 8.22 1.018 (w/w). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), analysis is used to identify functional groups present in the extracted pectin and X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) is done to check its crystallinity. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterization was performed to deduce the morphological characteristics of the extracted biopolymer. The particle size was found to be between 1m and 20 m. Fabrication of pectin based film was done using solvent cast method. The biodegradable film developed was found to be transparent and flexible. This work highlights the use of starfruit as a cost effective substrate for pectin extraction. Future studies should aim at exploring various applications of pectin and utilizing its potential in diverse applications. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Subject The topic of the resource Biopolymer; characterization; extraction; pectin; starfruit Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Yildiz Technical University Relation A related resource ISSN: 26368498; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online