Anaerobic digestion (AD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), leading
to renewable energy production in the form of methane, is a preferable method for dealing …

Conventional petroleum-derived plastics represent a serious problem for global pollution
because, when discarded in the environment, are believed to remain for hundreds of years …

Pectin, a non-starch polysaccharide, is isolated as a byproduct from agro-processing and
has numerous applications in the pharmaceutical sector, such as drug delivery, wound …

Citrus fruits are one of the popular fruit crops around the world. However, the consumption
and industrial process of citrus fruits yield a large amount of wastes, especially peels, seeds …

Fruit by-products are considered as a potent natural source for value-added compounds
such as starch, pectin as well as bioactive compounds. These are also rich source for …

In pursuit of greener nanoscale research, the utilization of the reductive potency of a
common byproduct of food‐processing industry, ie, orange peel, has been researched to …

Citrus is the largest fruit crop planted worldwide. However, the global citrus fruit processing
byproducts have not been fully utilized up to now. Citrus peels contain valuable biopolymers …

Novel pectin-based films reinforced with crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) and activated with
zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared by solvent-casting method. Film …

Productions of plastic products are reaching new heights every year, which brings serious
environmental pollution, as non-degradable plastics threaten animals, plants even humans …

Citrus pomace derived from the industrial processing of juice and essential oils mostly
consists of pectin, cellulose, hemicellulose, and simple sugars. In this work, citrus pomace …