Agro-waste to sustainable energy: A green strategy of converting agricultural waste to nano-enabled energy applications

GM Rani, D Pathania, R Umapathi, S Rustagi… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising demands of the growing population have raised two significant global challenges
viz. energy crisis and solid-waste management, ultimately leading to environmental …

[HTML][HTML] New insights of the application of water or ethanol-water plant extract rich in active compounds in food

A Plaskova, J Mlcek - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant extracts are becoming more used as food additives in various food systems due to
their antioxidant abilities, which might prevent off-flavors in lipid-rich food and increase food …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of agro-waste into value-added bioproducts and bioactive compounds: Micro/nano formulations and application in the agri-food-pharma sector

S Bala, D Garg, K Sridhar, BS Inbaraj, R Singh… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The agricultural sector generates a significant amount of waste, the majority of which is not
productively used and is becoming a danger to both world health and the environment …

[HTML][HTML] A critical look at challenges and future scopes of bioactive compounds and their incorporations in the food, energy, and pharmaceutical sector

S Pai, A Hebbar, S Selvaraj - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Bioactive compounds refer to secondary metabolites extracted from plants, fungi, microbes,
or animals. Besides having pharmacological or toxicological effects on organisms leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Methods of incorporating plant-derived bioactive compounds into films made with agro-based polymers for application as food packaging: A brief review

GF Nogueira, RA Oliveira, JI Velasco, FM Fakhouri - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plastic, usually derived from non-renewable sources, is among the most used materials in
food packaging. Despite its barrier properties, plastic packaging has a recycling rate below …

[HTML][HTML] Utilisation of agro-industrial waste for sustainable green production: a review

R Singh, R Das, S Sangwan, B Rohatgi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Agro-industry generates large amount of waste with diverse characteristics. The
accumulation of agricultural waste is in the excess of 2 billion tons worldwide. This makes it …

[HTML][HTML] Biological activities of grape seed by-products and their potential use as natural sources of food additives in the production of Balady bread

HO Elkatry, AR Ahmed, HS El-Beltagi, HI Mohamed… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The biological function of bioactive compounds found in plant by-products has triggered
expanded interest in recent years. This study aims to produce balady bread enriched with …

Biomaterials from the value-added food wastes

G Chakrapani, M Zare, S Ramakrishna - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The current socioeconomic framework requires additional concepts and emerging solutions
to solve challenges such as limited energy supplies, global warming, food security …

Waste and their polysaccharides: Are they worth bioprocessing?

A Panja, S Paul, P Jha, S Ghosh, R Prasad - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental sustainability has gained serious concern worldwide due to rapid depletion
of natural resources and simultaneous increase of carbon footprint. Disposing of waste …

[HTML][HTML] Phenolic compounds of mango (Mangifera indica) by-products: Antioxidant and antimicrobial potential, use in disease prevention and food industry, methods …

V Tirado-Kulieva, S Atoche-Dioses… - Scientia …, 2021 - scielo.org.pe
Globally, a large amount of agri-food waste is generated as a result of industrial processes
or direct consumption of raw materials, and when discarded, they represent a factor of …