Calcium Acetate Drug Produced from Rapana venosa Invasive Gastropod Shells: Green Process Control Assisted by Raman Technology.

ABSTRACT: The highly demanded calcium acetate (Ca(CH₃COO)₂) for biomedicine and various industries constantly requires green and low-cost methods of synthesis. In the present work, a sustainable approach to produce Ca(CH₃COO)₂ is reported as a proof of concept, processing for the first time as a starting material the worldwide highly abundant Rapana venosa shells, which is a neglected biogenic waste with high economical potential due to the rich mineral and organic pigmentary content. A green synthesis involving an eco-friendly acetic acid has been optimized at room temperature, without any additional energy consumption, and the resulting saturated Ca(CH₃COO)₂ solution was further slowly evaporated in three stages to obtain whi

SUBMITTER: Dumitru DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature