Recovery of agricultural waste biomass: A path for circular bioeconomy

PK Sadh, P Chawla, S Kumar, A Das, R Kumar… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Circular bio-economy is a significant approach to resolving global issues elevated by
environmental pollution. The generation of bioenergy and biomaterials can withstand the …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive peptides from fisheries residues: A review of use of papain in proteolysis reactions

VG Tacias-Pascacio, D Castañeda-Valbuena… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Papain is a cysteine endopeptidase of vegetal origin (papaya (Carica papaya L.) with
diverse applications in food technology. In this review we have focused our attention on its …

New functional foods with cactus components: Sustainable perspectives and future trends

SS Monteiro, RL Almeida, NC Santos, EM Pereira… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in a healthy lifestyle has contributed to disseminating perspectives on
more sustainable natural resource management. This review describes promising aspects of …

Plastic recycling and their use as raw material for the synthesis of carbonaceous materials

RAM Meneses, G Cabrera-Papamija… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Pollution by polymeric materials-in particular plastics-has a negative effect on the health of
our planet. Approximately 4.9 billion tons of plastic are estimated to have been improperly …

Alkaline anaerobic digestion of livestock manure: Unveiling mechanisms, applications, and perspective

B Chen, S Azman, R Dewil, L Appels - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD), a well-known technology for converting organic wastes into
renewable energy, has garnered extensive attention in both research and practical …

Scope of green nanotechnology towards amalgamation of green chemistry for cleaner environment: A review on synthesis and applications of green nanoparticles

D Dutta, BM Das - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology (NT) and its applications are contemporary and are outstripping the
technology platform. It is indispensable in the fields of pharmaceuticals, nuclear energy, fuel …

Acid hydrolysis of chitin in calcium chloride solutions

Y Wang, J Kou, X Wang, X Chen - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitin hydrolysis is an important but challenging reaction for shell biorefineries. In this study,
we devised a mild aging-hydrolysis integrated approach to selectively produce N-acetyl-D …

Chitin hydrolysis in acidified molten salt hydrates

G Gözaydın, S Song, N Yan - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
At present, there is a lack of green protocols to hydrolyze chitin into its monomer using a
chemical approach. In this study, we establish acidified lithium halide molten salt hydrate …

Biomolecules from municipal and food industry wastes: an overview

JK Lee, SKS Patel, BH Sung, VC Kalia - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Biological wastes generated from food and fruit processing industries, municipal markets,
and water treatment facilities are a major cause of concern for Health Departments and …

Waste-to-wealth: Functional biomass carbon dots based on bee pollen waste and application

F Shan, L Fu, X Chen, X Xie, C Liao, Y Zhu, H Xia… - Chinese Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste utilization is not only the protection of the environment and the practice of green
chemistry, but also one of the ways to develop new materials. Herein, we report two biomass …