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Ozan Ciftci, Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of food engineering, operates an integrated supercritical carbon dioxide extractor-bioreactor, using green technology to extract lycopene — a high-value health and wellness-promoting bioactive compound — from tomato waste while simultaneously producing biodiesel.

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