From waste to sustainable industry: How can agro-industrial wastes help in the development of new products?

LC Freitas, JR Barbosa, ALC da Costa… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Demand for food production has been promoting an increase in the generation of agro-
industrial wastes. Although in the past these wastes were mainly seen as a big issue, in the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the use of pectin from agro-waste residues as a natural-based biopolymer for food packaging applications

C Mellinas, M Ramos, A Jiménez, MC Garrigós - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Regardless of the considerable progress in properties and versatility of synthetic polymers,
their low biodegradability and lack of environmentally-friendly character remains a critical …

Polysaccharides/Halloysite nanotubes for smart bionanocomposite materials

V Bertolino, G Cavallaro, S Milioto, G Lazzara - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers as alternative to fossils-derived polymers are attracting the interest of
researcher in material science. Besides the economic advantages, the sustainability makes …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, characterization, and applications of pectins from plant by-products

A Belkheiri, A Forouhar, AV Ursu, P Dubessay… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, pectins are widely used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries,
mainly as texturizing, emulsifying, stabilizing, and gelling agents. Pectins are …

[HTML][HTML] Sonication, a potential technique for extraction of phytoconstituents: A systematic review

MMAN Ranjha, S Irfan, JM Lorenzo, B Shafique… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Traditional extraction techniques have lost their optimum performance because of rising
consumer demand and novel technologies. In this regard, several techniques were …

Valorization of citrus peel waste for the sustainable production of value-added products

P Sharma, R Vishvakarma, K Gautam, A Vimal… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally the generation and mismanagement of waste from fruit processing and post-harvest
impose a severe burden on waste management strategies along with environmental …

Emerging trends in pectin extraction and its anti-microbial functionalization using natural bioactives for application in food packaging

M Kumar, M Tomar, V Saurabh, T Mahajan… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Pectin (E− 440) a naturally occurring complex heteropolysaccharide
found in the cell wall and middle lamella of plants is widely used as a hydrocolloid …

Process optimization and characterization of pectin derived from underexploited pineapple peel biowaste as a value-added product

CS Shivamathi, S Gunaseelan, MR Soosai… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biowastes generated from the food processing industries cause environmental issues due to
nitrogen, phosphorous, macronutrients, and water contents. These nutrients make the …

Structural and rheological characterization of pectin from passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) peel extracted by high-speed shearing

Y Lin, F An, H He, F Geng, H Song, Q Huang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the structural and rheological properties of pectin extracted by high-speed
shearing (HSS–P) at 50° C ultrapure water and conventional heating methods (CE50-P and …

Radio frequency assisted extraction of pectin from apple pomace: Process optimization and comparison with microwave and conventional methods

J Zheng, H Li, D Wang, R Li, S Wang, B Ling - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Extraction methods directly influence the pectin yield (PY), physicochemical and structure
properties from fresh fruits. Radio frequency assisted extraction (RFAE) was used for …