Every year, close to 8 million tons of waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells are produced
globally, as well as 10 million tons of waste oyster, clam, scallop and mussel shells. The …

The seafood industry generates waste, including shells, bones, intestines, and wastewater.
The discards are nutrient-rich, containing varying concentrations of carotenoids, proteins …

Annually, millions of tons of foods are generated with the purpose to feed the growing world
population. One particular eatable is orange, the production of which in 2018 was 75.54 Mt …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are emerging nanomaterials with low-cost manufacturing
technologies and highly fluorescent in nature with a wide range of emerging applications …

Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer, possesses diverse applications in the food,
agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries due to its functional properties. However, the …

It is necessary to stop the wastage of food during any stage of food chain to resolve the
challenge of starvation, hunger and malnutrition in the world. Inception of modern …

Crayfish have become a heavily consumed food and its chitin-rich shell is of great value in
terms of waste conversion. This study found a novel chitinase (EaChi40) from a marine …

Polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) can form a hybrid matrix
network with proteins, impeding waste-activated sludge (WAS) fermentation. Amino sugars …

Shellfish processing is vital for the extraction of crustacean meat in the seafood market. Their
processing results in shellfish wastes containing high-value products like chitin. The …

Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is a manufactured plastic broadly available, whereas
improper disposal of PET waste has become a serious burden on the environment. Leaf …