Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics
The production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years, due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here, sugar beet pulp (SBP) is evaluated as a potential raw material for the production of bioplastics such as polylactic a...
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| description | The production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years, due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here, sugar beet pulp (SBP) is evaluated as a potential raw material for the production of bioplastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). SBP is a by-product obtained in the sugar industry after sugar extraction from sugar beet, and it is mainly used for animal feed. It has a varied composition consisting mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. Thus, it has been used to produce different value-added products such as methane, hydrogen, pectin, simple sugars, ethanol, lactic acid and succinic acid. This review focuses on the different bioprocesses involved in the production of lactic acid and PHAs, both precursors of bioplastics, from sugars derived from SBP. The review, therefore, describes the pretreatments applied to SBP, the conditions most frequently used for the enzymatic hydrolysis of SBP as well as the fermentation processes to obtain LA and PHAs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34438ef5563b4970b295aa47cd162a112023-11-18T19:16:32ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372023-07-019765510.3390/fermentation9070655Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of BioplasticsCristina Marzo-Gago0Ana Belén Díaz1Ana Blandino2Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, SpainThe production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years, due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here, sugar beet pulp (SBP) is evaluated as a potential raw material for the production of bioplastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). SBP is a by-product obtained in the sugar industry after sugar extraction from sugar beet, and it is mainly used for animal feed. It has a varied composition consisting mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. Thus, it has been used to produce different value-added products such as methane, hydrogen, pectin, simple sugars, ethanol, lactic acid and succinic acid. This review focuses on the different bioprocesses involved in the production of lactic acid and PHAs, both precursors of bioplastics, from sugars derived from SBP. The review, therefore, describes the pretreatments applied to SBP, the conditions most frequently used for the enzymatic hydrolysis of SBP as well as the fermentation processes to obtain LA and PHAs.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/7/655enzymatic hydrolysisfermentationbioplasticslactic acidpolyhydroxyalkanoatespretreatment |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Marzo-Gago Ana Belén Díaz Ana Blandino Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics Fermentation enzymatic hydrolysis fermentation bioplastics lactic acid polyhydroxyalkanoates pretreatment |
| title | Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics |
| title_full | Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics |
| title_fullStr | Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics |
| title_short | Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics |
| title_sort | sugar beet pulp as raw material for the production of bioplastics |
| topic | enzymatic hydrolysis fermentation bioplastics lactic acid polyhydroxyalkanoates pretreatment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/7/655 |
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