Biogeneration of valuable nanomaterials from agro-wastes: A comprehensive review

PC Nath, A Ojha, S Debnath, M Sharma, K Sridhar… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exponential growth of agricultural output is a result of the increasing world population.
Agro-wastes are now acknowledged as an alternative material for the manufacture of …

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactives as a strategic step for chemical pretreatments in nanocellulose production from acerola by-products

NC Silva, MJ Silva, OBG Assis… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acerola by-products (AB) have been used as raw material for extracting active compounds;
however, there were no studies related to the use of the remaining acerola by-product (RAB) …

Optimization of ionic liquid pretreatment of sugar palm fiber for cellulose extraction

AS Norfarhana, RA Ilyas, N Ngadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various techniques have been utilized to extract cellulose from sugar palm fiber (SPF). This
research aims to determine the optimal yield of sugar palm cellulose employing ionic liquid …

Organosolv pretreatment of cocoa pod husks: isolation, analysis, and use of lignin from an abundant waste product

DJ Davidson, F Lu, L Faas, DM Dawson… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cocoa pod husks (CPHs) represent an underutilized component of the chocolate
manufacturing process. While industry's current focus is understandably on the cocoa …

Xylitol production from passion fruit peel hydrolysate: Optimization of hydrolysis and fermentation processes

AA Infante-Neta, ÁAO de Carvalho, AP D'Almeida… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
The passion fruit peel (PFP) has a high cellulose and hemicellulose content, which can be
used to produce fermentable sugars. In this context, this study aims to optimize the release …

The potential of cacao pod husk for sustainable packaging: A comprehensive review and future prospects

Ö Süfer, A Özkan Karabacak… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Springer
The cacao pod husk (shell), serves as the tough outer layer of the cacao pod, and this by-
product of cacao processing is typically disposed of once the cacao beans have been …

Influence of Glycerol and SISAL Microfiber Contents on the Thermal and Tensile Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Composites

MB de Vilhena, RM Matos, GSS Ramos Junior… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing use of petroleum plastics has caused environmental damage due to the
degradation time of these materials. An alternative to petroleum plastics could be …

Valorization of guinea grass seed (Megathyrsus maximus): Synthesis and utilization of cellulose microfiber to reinforce esterified and cross-linked guinea starch films

D Deep, Y Kumar, Y Bist, DC Saxena - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study extracts starch from guinea grass seed and fiber from the starch extraction
residue. The fibrous residue was chemically converted into cellulose microfiber (CMF) and …

High-efficiency removal of lead and nickel using four inert dry biomasses: insights into the adsorption mechanisms

C Tejada-Tovar, A Villabona-Ortíz… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, inert dry bioadsorbents prepared from corn cob residues (CCR), cocoa husk
(CH), plantain peels (PP), and cassava peels (CP) were used as adsorbents of heavy metal …

Potential of Indonesian cocoa pod husk for production of ligninolytic enzymes laccase and manganese peroxidase from Trametes hirsuta

EW Putro, H Suryadi, N Rahmani, R Rahmasari… - Bioresource Technology …, 2025 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass waste is a great potential source of cellulose and cellulose
derivative bioproducts. Biomass pretreatment which involves ligninolytic enzymes is an …