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 …

Industrial-scale production and applications of bacterial cellulose

C Zhong - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural biomaterial synthesized by bacteria. It possesses a
unique structure of cellulose nanofiber-weaved three-dimensional reticulated network that …

Recent developments of nanocellulose and its applications in polymeric composites

HC Zhang, CN Yu, XZ Li, LF Wang, J Huang… - ES Food & …, 2022 - espublisher.com
Recently, nanocelluloses have gained great interest as naturally derived biobased
nanometer-sized reinforcement in diverse technological areas due to the excellent …

Recent review on synthesis, evaluation, and SWOT analysis of nanostructured cellulose in construction applications

M Nasir, MA Aziz, M Zubair, MS Manzar… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanotechnology has become an essential means of producing sustainable
and engineered materials, resulting in high value-added products in the construction …

[PDF][PDF] Bacterial cellulose–properties and its potential application

I Betlej, S Zakaria, KJ Krajewski, P Boruszewski - Sains Malays, 2021 - researchgate.net
This review paper is related to the utilization on bacterial cellulose in many applications. The
polymer produced from bacterial cellulose possessed a very good physical and mechanical …

Characterizing Bacterial Cellulose Produced byKomagataeibacter sucrofermentans H-110 on Molasses Medium and Obtaining a Biocomposite Based on It for the …

VV Revin, AV Dolganov, EV Liyaskina, NB Nazarova… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is an increased demand for biodegradable materials in society due to
growing environmental problems. Special attention is paid to bacterial cellulose, which, due …

Bacterial nanocellulose derived from banana leaf extract: yield and variation factors

M Fiallos-Cárdenas, AD Ramirez, S Pérez-Martínez… - Resources, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bananas are one of the most important crops worldwide. However, a large amount of
residual lignocellulosic biomass is generated during its production and is currently …

Comprehensive review on the nutritional and therapeutic value of banana by-products and their applications in food and non-food sectors

N Choudhury, C Nickhil, SC Deka - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Bananas, as a widely cultivated tropical fruit, generate significant waste during processing,
posing environmental challenges when left untreated. However, these by-products contain …

Application and challenge of nanocellulose in the food industry

Q Lu, X Yu, AEGA Yagoub, H Wahia, C Zhou - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanocellulose from a wide range of sources has attracted extensive
attention. Nanocellulose is mainly divided into three categories: nanofibrillated cellulose …

Production and characterization of bacterial cellulose produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus BNKC 19 using agricultural waste products as nutrient source

P Jittaut, P Hongsachart, S Audtarat… - Arab Journal of Basic and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is becoming a promising biopolymeric material due to its potential
applications in biomedicine and emerging industrial technologies, among other exciting new …