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Pundir A, Singh Thakur M, Prakash S, Kumari N, Sharma N, He Z, Nam S, Dhumal S, Sharma K, Saxena S, Kumar S, Deshmukh SV, Kumar M. Furfural as a low-volume, high-value asset from agricultural residues: A review on production, agricultural applications and environmental sustainability. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35077. [PMID: 39157344 PMCID: PMC11327586 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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This comprehensive review explores furfural production from agricultural residues, focusing on its significance as a low-volume, high-value asset crucial for environmental sustainability. It covers diverse production technologies, recent advancements, and applications in agriculture, evaluating furfural's potential to enhance crop resilience and yield. Showing its role in a circular economy, the review discusses how furfural can replace conventional petrochemical processes, thereby reducing environmental impact. Case studies, such as successful implementations with cotton biomass byproducts, illustrate furfural's practical applications and environmental benefits. The study underscores the need for ongoing research, supportive policies, and furfural's growing role in sustainable agriculture and industry. It is focused on furfural's essential contribution to promoting environmental stewardship and sustainable practices. By examining furfural's role as a value-added product from agricultural residues, this review provides insights into its economic viability and potential challenges.
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- Ashok Pundir
- School of Core Engineering, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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- School of Core Engineering, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173229, India
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- USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, 70124, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, 70124, USA
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- Division of Horticulture, RCSM College of Agriculture, Kolhapur, 416004, India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, 400019, India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, 400019, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, 250110, India
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- Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad, India
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- Chemical and Biochemical Processing Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, 400019, India
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Utilization of over-ripened fruit (waste fruit) for the eco-friendly production of ethanol. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 34:270-276. [PMID: 33564216 PMCID: PMC7862972 DOI: 10.1007/s42535-020-00185-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This research was carried out to produce ethanol for use as a sanitizer in today’s COVID-19 pandemic situation, via cost-effective and eco-friendly techniques. The waste of seasonal fruit, i.e. apple, grape and Indian blueberry, was used in the study. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) was used with KMnO4 (5%), sucrose (47 g) and urea (1.5 g) for the fermentation process. All the selected overripe fruits were analyzed for variations in parameters including specific gravity, pH, temperature and concentration during complete fermentation for ethanol production. After complete fermentation, it was clear that the use of Indian blueberry at a temperature of 33 °C, specific gravity of 0.875 and pH value of 5.2 yielded the highest ethanol concentration of 6.5%. The concentration of ethanol obtained from grape samples was 5.23% at 30 °C with specific gravity of 0.839 and pH 4.3. Lastly, the ethanol concentration obtained from apple waste was about 4.52% at 32 °C with specific gravity of 0.880 and pH of 4.7 pH. The FTIR curve of each sample shows an absorbance peak in a wave number range of 3000 cm−1 to 3500 cm−1, which indicates the absence of alcohol in the samples after fermentation.
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Yazdizadeh M, Jafari Nasr MR, Safekordi A. A new catalyst for the production of furfural from bagasse. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10499a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Furfural is a poisonous, flammable compound that is widely used in the chemical industry.
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- M. Yazdizadeh
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Science and Research Branch
- Islamic Azad University
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Science and Research Branch
- Islamic Azad University
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Science and Research Branch
- Islamic Azad University
- Tehran
- Iran
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Sharma SK, Kalra KL, Grewal HS. Fermentation of enzymatically saccharified sunflower stalks for ethanol production and its scale up. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2002; 85:31-33. [PMID: 12146639 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8524(02)00076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Pretreated sunflower stalks saccharified with a Trichoderma reesei Rut-C 30 cellulase showed 57.8% saccharification. Enzyme hydrolysate concentrated to 40 g/l reducing sugars was fermented under optimum conditions of fermentation time (24 h), pH (5.0), temperature (30 degrees C) and inoculum size (3% v/v) and, showed a maximum ethanol yield of 0.444 g/g ethanol. Ethanol production scaled up in a 1 l and a 15 l fermenter under optimum conditions revealed maximum ethanol yields of 0.439 and 0.437 g/g respectively.
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- Sanjeev K Sharma
- Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, India
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Affiliation(s)
- Savita R. Kamath
- Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, 272 Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704
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- Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, 272 Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704
- Corresponding author: Phone: 501/575-2980. Fax: 501/575-6936. E-Mail:
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