Valorization of food waste to produce value-added products based on its bioactive compounds

Z Liu, TSP de Souza, B Holland, F Dunshea, C Barrow… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid growth of the global population and changes in lifestyle have led to a significant
increase in food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources. Nearly …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly polymer composites for green packaging: Future vision and challenges

H Moustafa, AM Youssef, NA Darwish… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
At present, renewable and biodegradable biocomposites materials have drawn much
attention as promising green materials in different domains of application such as intelligent …

[HTML][HTML] FT-IR and FT-Raman fingerprints of flavonoids–a review

M Krysa, M Szymańska-Chargot, A Zdunek - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are secondary metabolites commonly found in plants. They are known for their
antioxidant properties, are part of the defense mechanisms of plants and are responsible for …

Plant secondary metabolites: An opportunity for circular economy

I Chiocchio, M Mandrone, P Tomasi, L Marincich, F Poli - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Moving toward a more sustainable development, a pivotal role is played by circular
economy and a smarter waste management. Industrial wastes from plants offer a wide …

Food waste: A potential bioresource for extraction of nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds

K Kumar, AN Yadav, V Kumar, P Vyas… - Bioresources and …, 2017 - Springer
Food waste, a by-product of various industrial, agricultural, household and other food sector
activities, is rising continuously due to increase in such activities. Various studies have …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Coffea arabica seed extract and its antibacterial activity

V Dhand, L Soumya, S Bharadwaj, S Chakra… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel green source was opted to synthesize silver nanoparticles using dried roasted
Coffea arabica seed extract. Bio-reduction of silver was complete when the mixture (AgNO …

Spent coffee grounds: A review on current research and future prospects

R Campos-Vega, G Loarca-Piña… - Trends in Food Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Most of the polysaccharides remain as insoluble material bound to the SCW.•The
essential amino acids comprise almost half (∼ 49%) of the total SCW amino acid.•Caffeine …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of sustainable approaches for bioenergy production from agro-industrial wastes

LG Nair, K Agrawal, P Verma - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuels are perfect replacements for conventional fossil fuels, as they are environmentally
friendly, non-polluting, locally available, sustainable, renewable, and accessible. The …

Valorization of spent coffee grounds: A review

A Kovalcik, S Obruca, I Marova - Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2018 - Elsevier
Spent coffee grounds (SCGs) arise as waste products through the production of instant
coffee and coffee brewing. This work reviews the composition of SCGs, the methods used for …

A spent coffee grounds based biorefinery for the production of biofuels, biopolymers, antioxidants and biocomposites

SK Karmee - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
Spent coffee grounds are composed of lipid, carbohydrates, carbonaceous, and nitrogen
containing compounds among others. Using n-hexane and n-hexane/isopropanol mixture …