<i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products
Significant problems have arisen in recent years, such as global warming and hunger. These complications are related to the depletion and exploitation of natural resources, as well as environmental pollution. In this context, bioprocesses and biorefinery can be used to manage agro-industrial wastes...
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| author | Anthony Mora-Sandí Abigail Ramírez-González Luis Castillo-Henríquez Mary Lopretti-Correa José Roberto Vega-Baudrit |
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| description | Significant problems have arisen in recent years, such as global warming and hunger. These complications are related to the depletion and exploitation of natural resources, as well as environmental pollution. In this context, bioprocesses and biorefinery can be used to manage agro-industrial wastes for obtaining high-value-added products. A large number of by-products are composed of lignin and cellulose, having the potential to be exploited sustainably for chemical and biological conversion. The biorefinery of agro-industrial wastes has applications in many fields, such as pharmaceuticals, medicine, material engineering, and environmental remediation. A comprehensive approach has been developed toward the agro-industrial management of avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) biomass waste, which can be transformed into high-value-added products to mitigate global warming, save non-renewable energy, and contribute to health and science. Therefore, this work presents a comprehensive review on avocado fruit waste biorefinery and its possible applications as biofuel, as drugs, as bioplastics, in the environmental field, and in emerging nanotechnological opportunities for economic and scientific growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afb7c458327c4cac81952ad24827c73d2023-11-21T21:14:37ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-05-011311172710.3390/polym13111727<i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added ProductsAnthony Mora-Sandí0Abigail Ramírez-González1Luis Castillo-Henríquez2Mary Lopretti-Correa3José Roberto Vega-Baudrit4School of Chemistry, National University of Costa Rica (UNA), Heredia 86-3000, Costa RicaSchool of Chemistry, National University of Costa Rica (UNA), Heredia 86-3000, Costa RicaNational Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LANOTEC), National Center for High Technology (CeNAT), San José 1174-1200, Costa RicaNuclear Research Center, Faculty of Science, Universidad de la República (UdelaR), Montevideo 11300, UruguaySchool of Chemistry, National University of Costa Rica (UNA), Heredia 86-3000, Costa RicaSignificant problems have arisen in recent years, such as global warming and hunger. These complications are related to the depletion and exploitation of natural resources, as well as environmental pollution. In this context, bioprocesses and biorefinery can be used to manage agro-industrial wastes for obtaining high-value-added products. A large number of by-products are composed of lignin and cellulose, having the potential to be exploited sustainably for chemical and biological conversion. The biorefinery of agro-industrial wastes has applications in many fields, such as pharmaceuticals, medicine, material engineering, and environmental remediation. A comprehensive approach has been developed toward the agro-industrial management of avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) biomass waste, which can be transformed into high-value-added products to mitigate global warming, save non-renewable energy, and contribute to health and science. Therefore, this work presents a comprehensive review on avocado fruit waste biorefinery and its possible applications as biofuel, as drugs, as bioplastics, in the environmental field, and in emerging nanotechnological opportunities for economic and scientific growth.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1727avocadobiofuelbiomassbiopolymersby-productrenewable energy |
| spellingShingle | Anthony Mora-Sandí Abigail Ramírez-González Luis Castillo-Henríquez Mary Lopretti-Correa José Roberto Vega-Baudrit <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products Polymers avocado biofuel biomass biopolymers by-product renewable energy |
| title | <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products |
| title_full | <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products |
| title_fullStr | <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products |
| title_short | <i>Persea Americana</i> Agro-Industrial Waste Biorefinery for Sustainable High-Value-Added Products |
| title_sort | i persea americana i agro industrial waste biorefinery for sustainable high value added products |
| topic | avocado biofuel biomass biopolymers by-product renewable energy |
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