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Utilizing Limonene from Oranges for Eco-friendly Products

Limonene, a compound found in citrus fruits like oranges, is used in air fresheners, cleaners, and paints due to its pleasant smell and effective solvent properties. Learn how the waste from orange juice production can be repurposed to create limonene-based products, contributing to sustainability. This renewable resource has diverse applications from shampoos to citronella candle insect repellants.

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Utilizing Limonene from Oranges for Eco-friendly Products

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  1. Using limonene from oranges

  2. Limonene • Limonene is found in lots of natural products, especially citrus fruits. • It gives them their distinctive smell and taste. • Scratch and sniff an orange!

  3. Properties of Limonene • Air fresheners – nice smell • Solvent used in cleaners • degreaser for dissolving fats and oils in cleaning products • Used in paint to dissolve ingredients like pigments

  4. Making Limonene cleaners Oranges squeezed to make juice. The limonene is extracted from the waste. It is then used in cleaners and other products. Bits of orange peel and waste are left over after the juice has been made. These can be used to make the limonene cleaner. Oranges are grown to make orange juice.

  5. Using Limonene from citrus fruits • Good use of a waste product from juice industry. • Renewable – as long as trees can grow! • Does need energy to extract the oil from the fruit waste.

  6. Products with Limonene from citrus fruits • Shampoo • Soap • Hairspray • Moisturiser • Cleaners • Washing up liquid • Paints • Citronella candle insect repellant.

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