Sustainable and bio-based food packaging: A review on past and current design innovations

F Versino, F Ortega, Y Monroy, S Rivero, OV López… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food loss and waste occur for many reasons, from crop processing to household leftovers.
Even though some waste generation is unavoidable, a considerable amount is due to …

Biobased composites from agro-industrial wastes and by-products

F Ortega, F Versino, OV López, MA García - Emergent Materials, 2022 - Springer
The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Liquefaction and chemical composition of walnut shells

I Domingos, J Ferreira, LP Cruz-Lopes, B Esteves - Open Agriculture, 2022 - degruyter.com
The cultivation of walnut (Juglans regia L.) for the exploitation of the fruit has been
increasingly recognized worldwide; therefore, it is important to valorize a large amount of …

Sustainable management of peel waste in the small-scale orange juice industries: A Colombian case study

DL Ortiz, E Batuecas, CE Orrego, LJ Rodríguez… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Appropriate waste management in emerging economies like Colombia should be an asset
for the overall sustainability. In the Orange Peel Waste case, incineration and Anaerobic …

Orange peel waste as a source of bioactive compounds and valuable products: insights based on chemical composition and biorefining

M Ortiz-Sanchez, CA Cardona Alzate, JC Solarte-Toro - Biomass, 2024 - mdpi.com
Few valorization pathways have been implemented as alternatives to reduce the orange
peel waste (OPW) disposal in landfills. OPW can be a source of income or economic savings …

A comprehensive research of low-density bio-based rigid polyurethane foams from sugar beet pulp-based biopolyol: From closed-cell towards open-cell structure

E Akdogan, M Erdem - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
The effective using of industrial agricultural crop residues in the polymer industry is still
challenging. Herein, sugar beet pulp-based polyol (SBpol) was synthesized using an acid …

Rigid Polyurethane Biofoams Filled with Chemically Compatible Fruit Peels

AP Acosta, CG Otoni, AL Missio, SC Amico, RA Delucis - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Banana and bergamot peels are underutilized byproducts of the essential oil and juice-
processing industry. This study was designed for the development of rigid polyurethane …

Characterization of highly filled glass fiber/carbon fiber polyurethane composites with the addition of bio-polyol obtained through biomass liquefaction

A Olszewski, P Nowak, P Kosmela, Ł Piszczyk - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work aims to investigate the process of obtaining highly filled glass and carbon fiber
composites. Composites were manufactured using previously obtained cellulose derived …

Valorization of bioactive compounds from juice industry waste: Applications, challenges, and future prospects

AC Pedro, GM Maciel, NP Lima, NF Lima… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The juice industry generates substantial volumes of waste annually, including
peels, seeds, and pulp. These by-products present environmental challenges such as …

Eco-friendly reuse of agricultural wastes to produce biocomposites with high potential in water treatment and fertilizers

S Pérez, S Giraldo, A Forgionny, E Flórez… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Large quantities of orange peel wastes are generated and require adequate management
and disposal into the environment. Agricultural waste valorization is a strong research topic …