Biorefinery of Biomass of Agro-Industrial Banana Waste to Obtain High-Value Biopolymers
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2020 |
| Descripción: | On a worldwide scale, food demand is increasing as a consequence of global population growth. This makes companies push their food supply chains’ limits with a consequent increase in generation of large amounts of untreated waste that are considered of no value to them. Biorefinery technologies o er a suitable alternative for obtaining high-value products by using unconventional raw materials, such as agro-industrial waste. Currently, most biorefineries aim to take advantage of specific residues (by either chemical, biotechnological, or physical treatments) provided by agro-industry in order to develop high-value products for either in-house use or for sale purposes. This article reviews the currently explored possibilities to apply biorefinery-known processes to banana agro-industrial waste in order to generate high-value products out of this residual biomass source. Firstly, the Central and Latin American context regarding biomass and banana residues is presented, followed by advantages of using banana residues as raw materials for the production of distinct biofuels, nanocellulose fibers, di erent bioplastics, and other high-value products Lastly, additional uses of banana biomass residues are presented, including energy generation and water treatment. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/28175 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/28175 https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25173829 |
| Palabra clave: | BIORREFINERÍA RESIDUO AGROINDUSTRIA PRODUCTOS DE ALTO VALOR BIOREFINERY RESIDUE AGROINDUSTRY HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS |