Wood waste from fruit trees: Biomolecules and their applications in agri-food industry

MJ Aliaño-González, J Gabaston, V Ortiz-Somovilla… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the European Union (EU), a total of 11,301,345 hectares are dedicated to the cultivation of
fruit trees, mainly olive orchards, grapevines, nut trees (almond, walnut, chestnut, hazelnut …

Citrus pruning in the Mediterranean climate: A Review

P Matias, I Barrote, G Azinheira, A Continella, A Duarte - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pruning is a common practice in citrus for various reasons. These include controlling and
shaping the canopy; improving phytosanitary health, productivity, and fruit quality; and …

Evaluation of different lignocellulosic raw materials as potential alternative feedstocks in biorefinery processes

A García, MG Alriols, J Labidi - Industrial Crops and Products, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present work several alternative lignocellulosic materials have been classified
according to their type and origin, and chemically characterized in order to propose their …

From agricultural cellulosic waste to food delivery packaging: A mini-review

J Ma, J He, X Kong, J Zheng, L Han, Y Liu, Z Zhu… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing food delivery service market has boosted the consumption of packaging
materials, and this trend is projected to continue in the following years. The gap between …

Dedicated and waste feedstocks for biorefinery: an approach to develop a sustainable society

KC Badgujar, BM Bhanage - Waste biorefinery, 2018 - Elsevier
The energy requirements of our civilization and industry are reliant on the utilization of
diminishing fossil-energy resources that needs to explore an alternative way to generate …

Industrial application of orange tree nanocellulose as papermaking reinforcement agent

E Espinosa, RI Arrebola, I Bascón-Villegas… - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
The aim of this work was to study the feasibility of using orange tree pruning to obtain
lignocellulose nanofibers (LCNFs) and their application in paperboard recycling process …

[PDF][PDF] Cellulosic pulps of cereal straws as raw material for the manufacture of ecological packaging

F Vargas, Z González, R Sánchez, L Jiménez… - …, 2012 - researchgate.net
The aim of this work was to study the potential application of four types of cereal straws: oats,
maize, rapeseed, and barley, in order to obtain cellulose pulp through the Specel® process …

[PDF][PDF] Micromechanics of Mechanical, Thermomechanical, and Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp from Orange Tree Pruning as Polypropylene Reinforcement: A …

R Reixach, E Franco-Marquès… - …, 2013 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
This work explores the use of mechanical (MP), thermomechanical (TMP), and chemi-
thermomechanical (CTMP) pulps from orange tree pruning fibers (OPF) as reinforcing …

Orange trunk waste-based lignin nanoparticles encapsulating curcumin as a photodynamic therapy agent against liver cancer

DS Porto, BM Estevão, PM Pincela Lins… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Orange wood biomass is an interesting lignocellulosic material, but its lignin has been little
explored. As a structural macromolecule present in the plant cell wall, lignin has been used …

Intensive production systems of fig (Ficus carica L.) under greenhouse conditions

VM MENDOZA-CASTILLO… - Experimental …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The worldwide cultivation of fig (Ficus carica L.) has achieved great economic importance,
mainly, due to its important role as a food supplement. This situation has generated great …