| Title |
Agro-industrial waste enzymes: Perspectives in circular economy |
| ID_Doc |
5933 |
| Authors |
Rojas, LF; Zapata, P; Ruiz-Tirado, L |
| Title |
Agro-industrial waste enzymes: Perspectives in circular economy |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.cogsc.2021.100585 |
| Abstract |
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, approximately 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year, equivalent to approximately one-third of world production. Agri-food wastes are the source of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and other essential minerals that have been exploited for value-added products by the development of biorefineries and sustainable business as important elements of circular economies. The innovation and materialization of these types of processes, including the use of disruptive technologies on microbial bioconversion and enzyme technology, such as nanotechnology, metabolic engineering, and multi-omics platforms, increase the perspectives on the waste valorization process. Lignocellulolytic enzymes, pectinases, and proteases are mainly used as catalyzers on agri-food waste treatment, and their production in house might be the trend in near future for agro-industrial countries. Another way to transform the agri-food wastes is via aerobic or anaerobic microbial process from fungal or bacterial cultures; these processes are the key to produce waste enzymes. |
| Author Keywords |
Biorefineries Multi-omics Lignocellulolytic enzymes Microbial; bioconversion Agri-food wastes |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000783107800003 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology |
| Research Area |
Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics |
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