Residual biomass from major aromatic and medicinal flora of the Mediterranean: challenges towards sustainable integration into food systems within the circular …

M Alexandri, S Christaki, K Gkatzionis… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Waste biomass from aromatic and medicinal plants (AMPs) encloses
multifunctional compounds that could offer a poly-diverse pool of applications in sectors of …

Microbial melanin: Renewable feedstock and emerging applications in food-related systems

E Tsouko, E Tolia, D Sarris - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanin is among the most important natural pigments produced by various organisms, from
microbes to plants and mammals. Melanins possess great properties such as …

Design strategy of food residues biorefineries based on multifeedstocks analysis for increasing sustainability of value chains

CAC Alzate, M Ortiz-Sanchez… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food residues (FR) have caused economic, environmental, and social issues. Few studies
have integrated the biorefinery and value chain concepts for increasing FR valorization …

Perspectives of agro-waste biorefineries for sustainable biofuels

MS Dhanya - Zero waste biorefinery, 2022 - Springer
The agriculture plays a significant role in a nation's economy and efforts to feed one and all
of the global population. The harvesting and processing of crops generate agro-wastes. The …

Recycling of residual biomass of medicinal and aromatic plants: A valuable alternative towards bio-refinery

R Sarkar, BB Basak, A Banerjee, E Mosaffa… - Journal of Applied …, 2025 - Elsevier
A large amount of residual waste biomass is generated from medicinal and aromatic plants
(MAPs) sector that needs to be utilized through effective recycling as resources and to …

Bio-based and nanostructured hybrids for green and active food packaging

MN Efthymiou, E Tsouko, E Vlassi… - 2022 - books.rsc.org
The large expansion of conventional and synthetic plastics used as food packaging
materials has created several environmental issues such as disposal shortcomings, the …

Coffee Silverskin: Unveiling a Versatile Agri-Food By-Product for Ethical Textile Coatings

A Nolasco, F Esposito, T Cirillo, A Silva… - … Conference on Advanced …, 2023 - Springer
In response to the growing focus on sustainability and ethical practices, there is an
increasing interest in developing sustainable coated textiles with agri-food by-products as …

Fruit Pomaces as Valuable By-Products of Wine and Cider Industries

EI Geană, TE Coldea, AC Avîrvarei, E Mudura… - … , Useful Metabolites and …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter discusses the composition of fruit pomaces, namely, apple and grape pomaces,
as well as potential future industrial uses. Additionally, it provides an overview of the …

Fruit Pomaces as Valuable By-Products of Wine and Cider Industries

TE Coldea, AC Avîrvarei, E Mudura - Agricultural Waste: Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter discusses the composition of fruit pomaces, namely, apple and grape pomaces,
as well as potential future industrial uses. Additionally, it provides an overview of the …

Converting apple, blueberry, and cranberry waste biomass into a powder food ingredient

A Hashim El Haj - 2022 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
Tonnes of fruit processing by-products (FPB) are generated from the manufacture of fruit
juice and other fruit products annually. Disposal of this waste product creates a great …