| Title |
Valorization of fruit wastes for circular bioeconomy: Current advances, challenges, and opportunities |
| ID_Doc |
20688 |
| Authors |
Leong, YK; Chang, JS |
| Title |
Valorization of fruit wastes for circular bioeconomy: Current advances, challenges, and opportunities |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127459 |
| Abstract |
The demands for fruits and processed products have significantly increased following the surging human population growth and rising health awareness. However, an enormous amount of fruit waste is generated during their production life-cycle due to the inedible portion and perishable nature, which become a considerable burden to the environment. Embracing the concept of "circular economy", these fruit wastes represent sustainable and renewable resources and can be integrated into biorefinery platforms for valorization into a wide range of high-value products. To fully realize the potential of fruit waste in circular bioeconomy and provide insights on future commercial-scale applications, this review presented the recycling and utilization of fruit wastes in various applications, particularly focusing on pollutant bioremediation, renewable energy and biofuel production, biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and low-cost microbial growth media. Furthermore, the challenges of efficient valorization of fruit wastes were discussed and future prospects were proposed. |
| Author Keywords |
Fruit waste; Valorization; Biofuel; Pollutant removal; Bioactive compounds; Circular economy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000817037700002 |
| WoS Category |
Agricultural Engineering; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels |
| Research Area |
Agriculture; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels |
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