Recovery of banana waste-loss from production and processing: a contribution to a circular economy

S Alzate Acevedo, ÁJ Díaz Carrillo, E Flórez-López… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

Potential of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment

R Reshmy, D Thomas, E Philip, SA Paul, A Madhavan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater management has significant interest worldwide to establish viable treatment
techniques to ensure the availability of clean water. The specialities of nanocellulose for this …

Nanocellulose: Structure, modification, biodegradation and applications in agriculture as slow/controlled release fertilizer, superabsorbent, and crop protection: A …

BE Channab, A El Idrissi, Y Essamlali… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review investigates the potential of nanocellulose in agriculture, encompassing its
structure, synthesis, modification, and applications. Our investigation of the characteristics of …

Future perspectives of nanocellulose-based membrane for water treatment

HF Tan, BS Ooi, CP Leo - Journal of water process engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Membranes are useful in water recovery from polluted water resources, but their separation
performance and durability are limited by the membrane materials and additives in the …

Recent development and environmental applications of nanocellulose-based membranes

SS Jaffar, S Saallah, M Misson, S Siddiquee, J Roslan… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extensive research and development in the production of nanocellulose production, a
green, bio-based, and renewable biomaterial has paved the way for the development of …

Progress and prospects of nanocellulose-based membranes for desalination and water treatment

A Saud, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Membrane-based desalination has proved to be the best solution for solving the water
shortage issues globally. Membranes are extremely beneficial in the effective recovery of …

Progress in nanocellulose and its polymer based composites: A review on processing, characterization, and applications

S Varshney, N Mishra, MK Gupta - Polymer Composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Contamination of the ecosystem from plastics is the most prominent concern of current times.
Natural materials like plant‐based fibers from cellulose, hemp, sisal, etc., are preferred and …

Prospectives for the development of a circular bioeconomy around the banana value chain

M Fiallos-Cárdenas, S Pérez-Martínez… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bananas are one of the most widely consumed crops globally. However, this industry
generates a large amount of residual biomass that is currently undervalued. The disposal of …

Bacterial nanocellulose production using Cantaloupe juice, statistical optimization and characterization

NEA El-Naggar, ABA Mohammed, SE El-Malkey - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The bacterial nanocellulose has been used in a wide range of biomedical applications
including carriers for drug delivery, blood vessels, artificial skin and wound dressing. The …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of banana based cellulose materials for advanced applications: A review on properties and technical challenges

V Kumar, P Chakraborty, P Janghu, M Umesh… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biocompatibility, biodegradability, and toxicity issues of synthetic polymers have propelled
the search for environmentally friendly and non-toxic alternatives. In this context, biobased …