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Senthil R. Silk fibroin sponge impregnated with fish bone collagen: A promising wound healing scaffold and skin tissue regeneration. Int J Artif Organs 2024; 47:338-346. [PMID: 38693724 DOI: 10.1177/03913988241249296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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In the present study, porous silk fibroin sponges (SFS) were prepared using silk fibroin (SF), fish bone collagen (FBC), and olive oil (OO). The study investigates the potential use of using this sponge as skin tissue regeneration. The sponge was characterized for its physicochemical, mechanical, antimicrobial, and drug release properties. An in vitro study was carried out using human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). Biodegradation study using enzymatic method was carried out. The results showed that the mechanical properties such as tensile strength (23.40 ± 0.05 MPa), elongation at break (14.25 ± 0.02%), and water absorption (30.23 ± 0.01%) of the SFS were excellent, indicating promising performance. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays proved the biocompatible nature of the SFS. The SFS exhibited outstanding antibacterial properties against E. coli (4.72 ± 0.05 mm) and S. aureus (4.98 ± 0.07 mm). The developed SFS promote a promising solution for skin tissue regeneration and wound dressing.
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- Rethinam Senthil
- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sołtysik M, Majchrzak-Kucęba I, Wawrzyńczak D. Characterization of Bioadsorbents from Organic Municipal Waste. Materials (Basel) 2024; 17:1954. [PMID: 38730760 PMCID: PMC11084545 DOI: 10.3390/ma17091954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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This article describes the production of bioadsorbents coming from seven different kinds of organic waste, produced in huge quantities in households, in a two-stage process. In order to determine the influence of the process parameters of carbonization (I stage) and activation with potassium hydroxide solution (II stage), the following analysis of the physicochemical properties of each sample at each stage processing was performed: base elemental composition, structure properties, surface morphology, thermal stability, crystallinity, and transmittance spectra characteristic bands. There was a lack of research on samples after each stage of waste processing in the literature. Addressing this allowed us to evaluate the transformative potential of each kind of organic waste included in the research and select the best waste for the production of bioadsorbents commonly used in environmental protection. Moreover, the results were compared with the ones in the literature. The utilization of particular kinds of organic waste seems to be especially important taking into account the strategy of waste management and sustainable development.
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- Marcelina Sołtysik
- Department of Advanced Energy Technologies, Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego Street 73, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland; (I.M.-K.); (D.W.)
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Nazhipkyzy M, Kurmanbayeva G, Seitkazinova A, Varol EA, Li W, Dinistanova B, Issanbekova A, Mashan T. Activated Carbon Derived from Cucumber Peel for Use as a Supercapacitor Electrode Material. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2024; 14:686. [PMID: 38668179 PMCID: PMC11053890 DOI: 10.3390/nano14080686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Biowaste conversion into activated carbon is a sustainable and inexpensive approach that relieves the pressure on its disposal. Here, we prepared micro-mesoporous activated carbons (ACs) from cucumber peels through carbonization at 600 °C followed by thermal activation at different temperatures. The ACs were tested as supercapacitors for the first time. The carbon activated at 800 °C (ACP-800) showed a high specific capacitance value of 300 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s in the cyclic voltammetry and 331 F/g at the current density of 0.1 A/g in the galvanostatic charge-discharge analysis. At the current density of 1 A/g, the specific discharge capacitance was 286 F/g and retained 100% capacity after 2000 cycles. Their properties were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, porosity, thermal analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The specific surface area of this sample was calculated to be 2333 m2 g-1 using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method. The excellent performance of ACP-800 is mainly attributed to its hierarchical porosity, as the mesopores provide connectivity between the micropores and improve the capacitive performance. These electrochemical properties enable this carbon material prepared from cucumber peels to be a potential source for supercapacitor materials.
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- Meruyert Nazhipkyzy
- Department of Chemical Physics and Material Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty 050038, Kazakhstan (A.S.)
- Institute of Combustion Problems, Bogenbai Batyr Street 172, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan (A.I.)
- Department of Materials Science, Nanotechnology and Engineering Physics, Satbayev University, Satpaev St. 22, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan
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- Institute of Combustion Problems, Bogenbai Batyr Street 172, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan (A.I.)
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- Department of Chemical Physics and Material Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty 050038, Kazakhstan (A.S.)
- Institute of Combustion Problems, Bogenbai Batyr Street 172, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan (A.I.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskişehir 26555, Turkey;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physics and Material Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty 050038, Kazakhstan (A.S.)
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- Institute of Combustion Problems, Bogenbai Batyr Street 172, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan (A.I.)
- UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Development, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty 050038, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazhymukan Str. 11, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan;
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Chirinos-Peinado D, Castro-Bedriñana J, Álvaro-Ordoñez P, Quispe-Ramos R, García-Olarte E, Ríos-Ríos E. The Nutritional Value of Biowaste Bovine Slaughterhouse Meals for Monogastric Species Feeding: The Guinea Pig as an Animal Model. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1129. [PMID: 38612368 PMCID: PMC11011187 DOI: 10.3390/ani14071129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Biowaste from slaughterhouses can be recovered to benefit food security and reduce contamination potential. More than 3 billion heads of livestock are consumed worldwide, which will increase by 17% by 2028, generating more biowaste, increasing infectious agents, and causing economic losses due to circular economy principles not being applied. This work evaluated the nutritional quality of four types of biowaste from bovine slaughter which were transformed into a meal for guinea pigs (rumen content (RCM), ears (EaM), blood (BM), and cheeks (CM)) according to their chemical composition, digestible components, energy contribution, and voluntary consumption. For the animal model, adult male guinea pigs were arranged in metabolic cages for feces collection without urinary contamination. Nine guinea pigs were used in each digestibility test. First, a direct digestibility test was conducted using a meal of barley as a reference diet (RD), the indigestibility coefficient of which allowed for the estimation of the digestibility of biowaste meals through indirect calculations; for this, diets composed of 80% of the RD and 20% of the corresponding biowaste meals were evaluated. The difference method was suitable for determining the digestibility of beef biowaste using the indigestibility coefficients of the reference diet to calculate the digestibility of ingredients which could not be offered as 100% of the meal but were incorporated as 20%. The digestible protein and metabolizable energy contents of RCM, EaM, BM, and CM were 10.2% and 2853 kcal/kg, 44.5% and 3325 kcal/kg, 70.7% and 2583 kcal/kg, and 80.8% and 3386 kcal/kg, respectively. The CM and BM feeds had the highest contributions of digestible protein due to their higher nitrogen content, and the CM and EaM feeds had the highest ME contents due to their higher fat contents. The biowaste meal consumption in descending order was CM > RCM > EaM > BM, which were consumed without problems. These results are indicative that these components can be part of guinea pigs' diets, and it is recommended to continue studies into guinea pig growth and fattening diets with different levels of these biowaste meals.
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- Doris Chirinos-Peinado
- Nutritional Food Safety Research Center, Faculty of Zootechnics, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo 12000, Peru;
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- Nutritional Food Safety Research Center, Faculty of Zootechnics, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo 12000, Peru;
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- Specialized Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo 12000, Peru; (P.Á.-O.); (R.Q.-R.); (E.G.-O.)
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- Specialized Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo 12000, Peru; (P.Á.-O.); (R.Q.-R.); (E.G.-O.)
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- Specialized Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Huancayo 12000, Peru; (P.Á.-O.); (R.Q.-R.); (E.G.-O.)
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- Science Faculty, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima 15024, Peru;
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Ahmad A, Khan SUD, Khan R, Haneklaus N. Efficient and sustainable extraction of uranium from aquatic solution using biowaste-derived active carbon. Front Chem 2023; 11:1327212. [PMID: 38179238 PMCID: PMC10765602 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1327212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Efficient and cost-effective biosorbents derived from biowaste are highly demanding to handle various environmental challenges, and demonstrate the remarkable synergy between sustainability and innovation. In this study, the extraction of uranium U(VI) was investigated on biowaste activated carbon (BAC) obtained by chemical activation (phosphoric acid) using Albizia Lebbeck pods as biowaste. The biowaste powder (BP), biowaste charcoal (BC) and BAC were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) with nitrogen adsorption for thermal properties, chemical structures, porosity and surface area, respectively. The pHPZC for acidic or basic nature of the surface and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis were performed for BAC. The morphological and elemental analysis were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The extraction of uranium U(VI) ions from aqueous solutions using BAC as sorbent was investigated by using different variables such as pH, contact time, initial uranium U(VI) concentration and BAC dose. The highest adsorption (90.60% was achieved at 0.5 g BAC dose, 2 h contact time, pH 6, 10 ppm initial U(VI) concentration and with 200 rpm shaking speeds. The production of this efficient adsorbent from biowaste could be a potential step forward in adsorption of uranium to meet the high demand of uranium for nuclear energy applications.
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- Ashfaq Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Td-Lab Sustainable Mineral Resources, Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems an der Donau, Austria
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Mukamwi M, Somorin T, Soloha R, Dace E. Databases for biomass and waste biorefinery - a mini-review and SWOT analysis. Bioengineered 2023; 14:2286722. [PMID: 38018819 PMCID: PMC10761086 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2023.2286722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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The world is facing problems of the increasing amount of resources wasted as the world population grows. Biowaste streams form a significant part of the overall waste generation, and a circular economy utilizing this biowaste will significantly reduce waste whilst lowering the anthropogenic carbon footprint. Due to their energy content and high concentration of hydrocarbon molecules, bio-based waste streams have the potential to be transformed into valorized products (energy, fuels, and chemicals) using biorefinery technologies. In this work, a mini-review has been conducted on available, mostly European databases on existing biomass types and biorefinery technologies to provide a framework for a desirable, comprehensive database connecting bio-based waste streams, biorefinery technologies and bioproducts, as well as the geographical distribution of feedstocks and biorefineries. The database assessment utilized the SWOT (strengths, weakness, opportunities, threats) methodology to support benchmark analysis and to identify critical gaps in underlying data structures that could be included in a single database. The results show that current databases are useful but insufficient for waste biorefineries due to limited quality and quantity as well as the usability of data. A comprehensive database or improved database cluster would be necessary, not only for technology development but for better investment and policy decisions. The development of the new database architecture would need to incorporate the aspects: expansion of database scope and content depth, improved usability, accessibility, applicability, update frequency, openness to new contributions, process descriptions and parameters, and technology readiness level.
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- Morgen Mukamwi
- Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- Department of Political Science, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
- Baltic Studies Centre, Riga, Baltic, Latvia
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Nanthagopal M, Mouraliraman D, Han YR, Ho CW, Obregon J, Jung JY, Lee CW. Conversion of Natural Biowaste into Energy Storage Materials and Estimation of Discharge Capacity through Transfer Learning in Li-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:2963. [PMID: 37999316 PMCID: PMC10674660 DOI: 10.3390/nano13222963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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To simultaneously reduce the cost of environmental treatment of discarded food waste and the cost of energy storage materials, research on biowaste conversion into energy materials is ongoing. This work employs a solid-state thermally assisted synthesis method, transforming natural eggshell membranes (NEM) into nitrogen-doped carbon. The resulting NEM-coated LFP (NEM@LFP) exhibits enhanced electrical and ionic conductivity that can promote the mobility of electrons and Li-ions on the surface of LFP. To identify the optimal synthesis temperature, the synthesis temperature is set to 600, 700, and 800 °C. The NEM@LFP synthesized at 700 °C (NEM 700@LFP) contains the most pyrrolic nitrogen and has the highest ionic and electrical conductivity. When compared to bare LFP, the specific discharge capacity of the material is increased by approximately 16.6% at a current rate of 0.1 C for 50 cycles. In addition, we introduce innovative data-driven experiments to observe trends and estimate the discharge capacity under various temperatures and cycles. These data-driven results corroborate and support our experimental analysis, highlighting the accuracy of our approach. Our work not only contributes to reducing environmental waste but also advances the development of efficient and eco-friendly energy storage materials.
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- Murugan Nanthagopal
- Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering Program), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea; (M.N.); (D.M.); (C.W.H.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering Program), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea; (M.N.); (D.M.); (C.W.H.)
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- Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering Program), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea; (M.N.); (D.M.); (C.W.H.)
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- Center for the SMART Energy Platform, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;
- Center for the SMART Energy Platform, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (Integrated Engineering Program), College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea; (M.N.); (D.M.); (C.W.H.)
- Center for the SMART Energy Platform, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;
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Amado-Fierro Á, Centeno TA, Diez MA. Exploring Hydrochars from Lignocellulosic Wastes as Secondary Carbon Fuels for Sustainable Steel Production. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:6563. [PMID: 37834701 PMCID: PMC10574071 DOI: 10.3390/ma16196563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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This study investigates the suitability of different lignocellulosic sources, namely eucalyptus, apple bagasse, and out-of-use wood, for injection into blast furnaces (BFs). While wastes possess carbon potential, their high moisture renders them unsuitable for direct energy utilization. Additionally, the P and K impurities, particularly in apple bagasse, can pose operational and product quality challenges in BF. Thus, different thermochemical processes were performed to convert raw biomass into a more suitable carbon fuel. Low-temperature carbonization was selected for eucalyptus, yielding a biochar with properties closer to the low-rank coal. Hydrothermal carbonization was chosen for apple bagasse and out-of-use wood, resulting in hydrochars with enhanced fuel characteristics and fewer adverse inorganic species but still limiting the amount in binary PCI blends. Thermogravimetry evaluated the cause-effect relationships between coal and coal- and bio-based chars during co-pyrolysis, co-combustion and CO2-gasification. No synergistic effects for char formation were observed, while biochars benefited ignition and reactivity during combustion at the programmed temperature. From heat-flow data in combustion, the high calorific values of the chars were well predicted. The CO2-gasification profiles of in situ chars revealed that lignin-rich hydrochars exhibited higher reactivity and conversion than those with a higher carbohydrate content, making them more suitable for gasification applications.
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Carbon (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (Á.A.-F.)
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Katyal M, Singh R, Mahajan R, Sharma A, Gupta R, Aggarwal NK, Yadav A. Bacterial cellulose: Nature's greener tool for industries. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2023; 70:1629-1640. [PMID: 36964948 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Bacteria are considered mini chemical factories that help us in providing a wide range of products for various purposes. These days, bacterial cellulose (BC) is getting attention by researchers due to its quality, eco-friendly nature, and excellent physical-mechanical qualities. It is being used in the fabrication of nanocomposites. Its nanocomposites can be used in various industries, including medicine, food, leather, textiles, environment, electronics, and cosmetics. This area of research is emerging and still in its infancy stage, as new applications are still coming up. Most of the work on BC has been done during the last two decades and serious inputs are required in this direction in order to make the production process commercially viable and ultimately the application part. Biowastes, such as fruits and vegetables wastes, can be used as a cost-effective medium to minimize the cost for large-scale production of BC-based nanocomposites thus will valorize the biowaste material into a valuable product. Using biowaste as media will also aid in better waste management along with reduction in detrimental environmental effects. This review will help the readers to understand the potential applications of BC and its nanocomposites as well as their vital role in our daily lives.
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- Moniya Katyal
- Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Electronic Science, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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Keng ZX, Tan JJM, Phoon BL, Khoo CC, Khoiroh I, Chong S, Supramaniam C, Singh A, Pan GT. Aerated Static Pile Composting for Industrial Biowastes: From Engineering to Microbiology. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:938. [PMID: 37627823 PMCID: PMC10451741 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10080938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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This work demonstrated the feasibility of an industrial-scale aerated static pile composting system for treating one of the common biowastes-soybean curd residue. The mixing ratios of the feedstock were optimized to achieve a carbon-nitrogen ratio and a moisture level in the ranges of 25-35 and 60-70%, respectively. This open-air composting system required 6-7 months to obtain a mature compost. Solvita and seed germination tests further confirmed the maturity of the compost, with 25% compost extract concentration yielding the best germination index in the absence of phytotoxicity. The bacterial and fungal compositions of the compost piles were further examined with metagenomic analysis. Thermoactinomyces spp., Oceanobacillus spp., and Kroppenstedtia spp. were among the unique bacteria found, and Diutina rugosa, Thermomyces dupontii, and Candida taylorii were among the unique fungi found in the compost piles, suggesting the presence of good microorganisms for degrading the organic biowastes.
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- Zi Xiang Keng
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (Z.X.K.); (I.K.)
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (J.J.M.T.); (C.C.K.)
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, IPS Building, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia;
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (J.J.M.T.); (C.C.K.)
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (Z.X.K.); (I.K.)
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (Z.X.K.); (I.K.)
- Xodus Group, Level 1/1 William Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Broga Road, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia; (J.J.M.T.); (C.C.K.)
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Meister A, Gutiérrez-Ginés MJ, Lowe H, Robinson B. The Potential of Myrtaceae Species for the Phytomanagement of Treated Municipal Wastewater. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2844. [PMID: 37570998 PMCID: PMC10421016 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The use of native plants in land application systems for treated municipal wastewater (TMW) can contribute to ecological restoration. However, research on the potential of native species to manage the nutrients and contaminants contained in TMW is scarce. At a 10-hectare field site irrigated with TMW at >4000 mm yr-1, we investigated the distribution of nutrients and trace elements in the soil-plant system, comparing the New Zealand native Myrtaceae species Leptosperum scoparium and Kunzea robusta with pasture. The results showed that plant growth did not correlate with TMW irrigation rates. L. scoparium and K. robusta had higher foliar trace element concentrations than pasture, but these were not correlated with TMW irrigation rates. The pasture accumulated more N and P (68 kg of N ha-1 yr-1 and 11 kg of P ha-1 yr-1) than the Myrtaceae species (0.6-17 kg of N ha-1 yr-1 and 0.06-1.8 kg of P ha-1 yr-1). Regular harvesting of the pasture would likely remove more N and P from the site than the Myrtaceae species. The results highlight the importance of adjusting TMW application rates to the soil-plant capacity, in which case, native plants could provide ecological or economic value to TMW-irrigated land.
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- Alexandra Meister
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- Lowe Environmental Impact, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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Rodrigues DB, Veríssimo L, Finimundy T, Rodrigues J, Oliveira I, Gonçalves J, Fernandes IP, Barros L, Heleno SA, Calhelha RC. Chemical and Bioactive Screening of Green Polyphenol-Rich Extracts from Chestnut By-Products: An Approach to Guide the Sustainable Production of High-Added Value Ingredients. Foods 2023; 12:2596. [PMID: 37444334 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Opportunities for the valorisation of agro-industrial residues of the chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) production chain have been fostered with the production of multifunctional polyphenol-rich extracts with the potential to be introduced as natural additives or active components in several products. Nonetheless, it is crucial to explore the feasibility of different extracts from the various by-products for these applications through the exhaustive study of their composition and bioactivities without losing sight of the sustainable character of the process. This work aimed at the screening of the phenolic compound composition and bioactivities of different green extracts of chestnut burs, shells and leaves, as the first step to establish their potential application as natural ingredients, primarily as food preservatives. To this end, maceration (MAC) as a conventional extraction method besides ultrasound and microwave-assisted extractions (UAE and MAE) was employed to obtain the extracts from chestnut by-products using water (W) and hydroethanolic solution (HE) as solvents. Phenolic compounds were analysed by HPLC-DAD-(ESI-)MS/MS; the antioxidant capacity was assessed by colourimetric assays, and the antimicrobial activity was evaluated against several strains of food-borne bacteria and fungi. The leaf extracts obtained by MAC-HE and UAE-HE presented the highest concentration of phenolic compounds (70.92 ± 2.72 and 53.97 ± 2.41 mg.g-1 extract dw, respectively), whereas, for burs and shells, the highest recovery of total phenolic compounds was achieved by using UAE-HE and UAE-W (36.87 ± 1.09 and 23.03 ± 0.26 mg.g-1 extract dw, respectively). Bis-HHDP-glucose isomers, chestanin and gallic acid were among the most abundant compounds. Bur extracts (MAC-HE and UAE-HE) generally presented the highest antioxidant capacity as measured by TBARS, while the best results in DPPH and reducing power assays were found for shell extracts (MAE-W and MAC-HE). Promising antibacterial activity was noticed for the aqueous extracts of burs, leaves and hydroethanolic extracts of shells, with emphasis on the MAE-W extract of burs that showed bactericidal activity against E. cloacae, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus (MBC 5 mg.mL-1). Overall, it can be concluded that chestnut by-products, including burs, shells and leaves, are sources of polyphenolic compounds with significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The choice of extraction method and solvent greatly influenced the composition and bioactivity of the extracts. These findings highlight the potential of chestnut by-products for the development of natural additives, particularly for food preservation, while also emphasizing the importance of sustainable utilization of agricultural waste materials. Further research is warranted to optimize extraction techniques and explore additional applications for these valuable bioactive compounds.
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- Daniele Bobrowski Rodrigues
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Tree Flowers Solutions, Lda, Edificio Brigantia Ecopark, Av. Cidade de Léon, 5300-358 Bragança, Portugal
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- Tree Flowers Solutions, Lda, Edificio Brigantia Ecopark, Av. Cidade de Léon, 5300-358 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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Milanković V, Tasić T, Pejčić M, Pašti I, Lazarević-Pašti T. Spent Coffee Grounds as an Adsorbent for Malathion and Chlorpyrifos-Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Eco-Neurotoxicity. Foods 2023; 12:2397. [PMID: 37372608 DOI: 10.3390/foods12122397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Coffee is one of the most popular beverages, with around 10.5 million tons manufactured annually. The same amount of spent coffee grounds (SCGs) might harm the environment if disposed of carelessly. On the other hand, pesticide contamination in food and biowaste is a rising problem. Because pesticides are hazardous and can cause serious health consequences, it is critical to understand how they interact with food biowaste materials. However, it is also a question if biowaste can be used to remediate rising pesticide residues in the environment. This study investigated the interactions of SCGs with the organophosphate pesticides malathion (MLT) and chlorpyrifos (CHP) and addressed the possibility of using SCGs as adsorbents for the removal of these pesticides from water and fruit extracts. The kinetics of MLT and CHP adsorption on SCGs fits well with the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The Langmuir isotherm model best describes the adsorption process, giving the maximal adsorption capacity for MLT as 7.16 mg g-1 and 7.00 mg g-1 for CHP. Based on the thermodynamic analysis, it can be deduced that MLT adsorption on SCGs is exothermic, while CHP adsorption is an endothermic process. The adsorption efficiency of MLT and CHP using SCGs in a complicated matrix of fruit extracts remained constant. The neurotoxicity results showed that no more toxic products were formed during adsorption, indicating that SCGs are a safe-to-use adsorbent for pesticide removal in water and fruit extracts.
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- Vedran Milanković
- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Tasić T, Milanković V, Batalović K, Breitenbach S, Unterweger C, Fürst C, Pašti IA, Lazarević-Pašti T. Application of Viscose-Based Porous Carbon Fibers in Food Processing-Malathion and Chlorpyrifos Removal. Foods 2023; 12:2362. [PMID: 37372573 DOI: 10.3390/foods12122362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The increasing usage of pesticides to boost food production inevitably leads to their presence in food samples, requiring the development of efficient methods for their removal. Here, we show that carefully tuned viscose-derived activated carbon fibers can be used for malathion and chlorpyrifos removal from liquid samples, even in complex matrices such as lemon juice and mint ethanol extract. Adsorbents were produced using the Design of Experiments protocol for varying activation conditions (carbonization at 850 °C; activation temperature between 670 and 870 °C; activation time from 30 to 180 min; and CO2 flow rate from 10 to 80 L h-1) and characterized in terms of physical and chemical properties (SEM, EDX, BET, FTIR). Pesticide adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics were then addressed. It was shown that some of the developed adsorbents are also capable of the selective removal of chlorpyrifos in the presence of malathion. The selected materials were not affected by complex matrices of real samples. Moreover, the adsorbent can be regenerated at least five times without pronounced performance losses. We suggest that the adsorptive removal of food contaminants can effectively improve food safety and quality, unlike other methods currently in use, which negatively affect the nutritional value of food products. Finally, data-based models trained on well-characterized materials libraries can direct the synthesis of novel adsorbents for the desired application in food processing.
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- Tamara Tasić
- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Wood K Plus-Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Institute of Chemical Technology of Inorganic Materials (TIM), Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Wood K Plus-Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Wood K Plus-Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Paul D, Bohacz J, Bhatia SK. Editorial: Biowaste valorization utilizing microbial systems. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1213598. [PMID: 37275137 PMCID: PMC10233111 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1213598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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- Debarati Paul
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Ubiquitous Information Technology and Application, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Suárez MÁ, Gambuzzi E, Soriano Disla JM, Castejón G, Poggiaroni G, Ling J. ROOTS - Circular policies for changing the biowaste system. Open Res Eur 2023; 3:78. [PMID: 37645487 PMCID: PMC10446026 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.15507.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The circular economy has a huge potential to make our societies more sustainable and decarbonised, with a reduced impact on the planet's resources. The deployment of innovative solutions in the field of urban biowaste valorisation and reuse is still hindered by numerous bottlenecks, such as technological readiness, funding and financing tools availability, quality and quantity of biowaste and regulatory barriers. The European Green Deal and associated legislative initiatives provide the opportunity to overcome the last ones. To promote innovative solutions for the European circular bioeconomy and help to overcome the barriers for the deployment of a circular bioeconomy, five Horizon 2020 projects working on biowaste valorisation have teamed up. This joint initiative is named ROOTS - circulaR pOlicies for changing the biOwasTe System. The projects HOOP, VALUEWASTE, SCALIBUR, WaysTUP! and CITYLOOPS are piloting new solutions to transform urban biowaste (food waste and green waste) and wastewater into valuable products like feed, fertilisers, bioplastics, biopesticides, proteins and bioethanol. They use different processes and technologies, but they all rely on high levels of recycling/upcycling and propose valorisation solutions relevant to the uptake of a truly circular bioeconomy. As a result of the work performed and experience acquired, a number of bottlenecks have been identified, on the following topics: biowaste prevention, recycling targets and treatment plants, waste and by-products, biopesticides, insects for animal feed, single cell protein, citizen behaviour, investment needs. For each identified bottleneck, this open letter proposes specifically 1) policy recommendations for each level of governance, and 2) information about solutions, good practices and concrete experiences from the participating projects.
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Errico M, Coelho JAP, Stateva RP, Christensen KV, Bahij R, Tronci S. Brewer's Spent Grain, Coffee Grounds, Burdock, and Willow-Four Examples of Biowaste and Biomass Valorization through Advanced Green Extraction Technologies. Foods 2023; 12:foods12061295. [PMID: 36981221 PMCID: PMC10048697 DOI: 10.3390/foods12061295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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This paper explores the transformation of biowastes from food industry and agriculture into high-value products through four examples. The objective is to provide insight into the principles of green transition and a circular economy. The first two case studies focus on the waste generated from the production of widely consumed food items, such as beer and coffee, while the other two examine the potential of underutilized plants, such as burdock and willow, as sources of valuable compounds. Phenolic compounds are the main target in the case of brewer's spent grain, with p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid being the most common. Lipids are a possible target in the case of spent coffee grounds with palmitic (C16:0) and linoleic (C18:2) acid being the major fatty acids among those recovered. In the case of burdock, different targets are reported based on which part of the plant is used. Extracts rich in linoleic and oleic acids are expected from the seeds, while the roots extracts are rich in sugars, phenolic acids such as chlorogenic, caffeic, o-coumaric, syringic, cinnamic, gentisitic, etc. acids, and, interestingly, the high-value compound epicatechin gallate. Willow is well known for being rich in salicin, but picein, (+)-catechin, triandrin, glucose, and fructose are also obtained from the extracts. The study thoroughly analyzes different extraction methods, with a particular emphasis on cutting-edge green technologies. The goal is to promote the sustainable utilization of biowaste and support the green transition to a more environmentally conscious economy.
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- Massimiliano Errico
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Science, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Chimica e dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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Yu L, Adamson P, Lay Yap P, Tung T, Makar S, Turra M, Higgins G, Losic D. From Biowaste to Lab-Bench: Low-Cost Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for RNA Extraction and SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics. Biosensors (Basel) 2023; 13:196. [PMID: 36831962 PMCID: PMC9953475 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The gold standard for diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus is based on real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using centralized PCR facilities and commercial viral RNA extraction kits. One of the key components of these kits are magnetic beads composed of silica coated magnetic iron oxide (Fe2O3 or Fe3O4) nanoparticles, needed for the selective extraction of RNA. At the beginning of the pandemic in 2019, due to a high demand across the world there were severe shortages of many reagents and consumables, including these magnetic beads required for testing for SARS-CoV-2. Laboratories needed to source these products elsewhere, preferably at a comparable or lower cost. Here, we describe the development of a simple, low-cost and scalable preparation of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) from biowaste and demonstrate their successful application in viral RNA extraction and the detection of COVID-19. These MNPs have a unique nanoplatelet shape with a high surface area, which are beneficial features, expected to provide improved RNA adsorption, better dispersion and processing ability compared with commercial spherical magnetic beads. Their performance in COVID-19 RNA extraction was evaluated in comparison with commercial magnetic beads and the results presented here showed comparable results for high throughput PCR analysis. The presented magnetic nanoplatelets generated from biomass waste are safe, low-cost, simple to produce in large scale and could provide a significantly reduced cost of nucleic acid extraction for SARS-CoV-2 and other DNA and RNA viruses.
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- Le Yu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Das G, Seo S, Yang IJ, Nguyen LTH, Shin HS, Patra JK. Synthesis of Biogenic Gold Nanoparticles by Using Sericin Protein from Bombyx mori Silk Cocoon and Investigation of Its Wound Healing, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Potentials. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:17-34. [PMID: 36628114 PMCID: PMC9826641 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s378806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Introduction A number of biological wastes and factory waste materials have been tested recently for the eco-friendly biosynthesis of nanoparticles. Sericin protein (SSP) is usually removed from the silk cocoon during the degumming process in the process of making the silk, and this sericin protein is normally thrown away by the sericulture industries as waste materials. It is found that this sericin protein possesses a number of biological properties. Methods Considering this, in the present study, an effort has been made to biosynthesize gold nanoparticles (SSP-AuNPs) using the waste sericin solution as the reducing and capping agent and investigate its biopotential in terms of its wound healing, antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Results The synthesis of SSP-AuNPs was perceived by the visual color change and confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy with absorption maxima at 522 nm. Further characterization of SSP-AuNPs was done by TEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR, DLS, zeta potential, TGA, AFM, etc. The size of SSP-AuNPs was found out to be 54.82 nm as per the particle size analyzer and the zeta potential is -19.8 mV. The SSP-AuNPs displayed promising wound healing potential of 70.96 and 69.76% wound closure rate at 5 and 10 µg/mL respectively as compared to 74.91% by the Centella asiatica taken as a positive control. It also exhibited promising antioxidant potential in terms of the DPPH, ABTS free radical scavenging, reducing power potential, and total antioxidant capacity. Besides, the SSP-AuNPs also displayed significant antibacterial activities against the tested pathogenic bacterial with the diameter of inhibition zones ranging between 12.10 and 14.96 mm as compared to the positive control cephalexin that displayed inhibition zones ranging between 12.08 and 13.24 mm. Discussion Taken together, SSP-AuNPs could serve as an interesting candidate for food, cosmetics, and biomedical fields in the applications of wound healing, cosmetics, antibacterial bandages, and ointments, etc.
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- Gitishree Das
- Research Institute of Integrative Life Sciences, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Integrative Life Sciences, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, Republic of Korea,Correspondence: Jayanta Kumar Patra, Research Institute of Integrative Life Sciences, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea, Tel +82-31-961-5625, Email
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Roy P, Gahlawat VK, Saravanan C, Singh BP. Enhancing bioflavor production by solid-state fermentation using Kluyveromyces marxianus and l-phenylalanine. J Basic Microbiol 2023; 63:75-91. [PMID: 36336635 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202200503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This study includes the utilization of sweet lemon peel (SLP) and sugarcane bagasse (SB) in solid-state fermentation using Kluyveromyces marxianus for bioflavor compounds production adopting response surface methodology. The major flavor compounds, 2-phenylethanol (2-PE) and 2-phenylethyl acetate (2-PEA) were quantified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with and without adding any supplements. Quantification of flavor compounds indicated that without adding any accessory in the substrate, the concentration of 2-PE using SLP and SB was 0.15 ± 0.003 mg/g and 0.14 ± 0.002 mg/g, respectively. Whereas 2-PEA concentration using SLP and SB was observed as 0.01 ± 0.008 mg/g and 0.02 ± 0.001 mg/g, respectively. The addition of l-phenylalanine (l-phe) in the substrates showed 30%-75% enhancement in the production of 2-PE and 2-PEA. The present study indicates that the K. marxianus is a potential microbial cell factory for the production of 2-PE and 2-PEA with the addition of synthetic l-phe having a plethora of applications in food and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Priyanka Roy
- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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- Department of Agriculture and Environment Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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Boccarossa M, Cespi D, Vassura I, Passarini F. Still edible wasted food from households: A regional Italian case study. Waste Manag Res 2023; 41:222-234. [PMID: 35748671 PMCID: PMC9925895 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x221105447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A 2-year monitoring campaign was carried out within the Marche Region (Italy) to quantify the potential still edible wasted food (seFW) within the sorted (seFWsorted) and unsorted (seFWunsorted) waste streams. Results were elaborated to estimate the distribution of seFW among the five provinces and the amount per capita. Results in terms of total quantities per inhabitants (seFWindex per capita) depict an important variability between districts but almost constant in years (26-38 kg/inhabitants in 2018 and 26-36 kg/inhabitants in 2019). Scores in Marche were then used to study the national situation, adopting the same percentage factors. Analysis was performed on 2019 data. Gradual colour shade was used to identify the Regions with greater seFW production potential. Worst scores are achieved by Lazio, Lombardia and Sicilia (red), followed by others classified as orange and yellow. More than 1.5 Mt potential seFW was estimated at national level, 29% of which is due to the unsorted fraction. Results at national level were used to assess the potential environmental impact related to seFW in terms of climate change. Carbon footprint indicator was quantified per capita (69 kg equivalent carbon dioxide (CO2e)/inhabitant/year in the case of Marche) and overall (3.5 MtCO2e). In addition, an evaluation of the potential economic implications related to the greenhouse gases emitted was made using the Social Cost of Carbon. Results showed that cost of the tCO2e global damage related to seFW in Italy ranges from 35 to 700 M$.
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- Massimiliano Boccarossa
- Department of Industrial Chemistry
‘Toso Montanari’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Environmental Protection Agency of
Marche Region (ARPAM), Pesaro, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry
‘Toso Montanari’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre of Industrial
Research ‘Renewable Sources, Environment, Blue Growth, Energy’, University of
Bologna, Rimini, Italy
- Centro di ricerca sulla comunicazione
scientifica (CERCO), Department of Industrial Chemistry ‘Toso Montanari’, University
of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry
‘Toso Montanari’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre of Industrial
Research ‘Renewable Sources, Environment, Blue Growth, Energy’, University of
Bologna, Rimini, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry
‘Toso Montanari’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre of Industrial
Research ‘Renewable Sources, Environment, Blue Growth, Energy’, University of
Bologna, Rimini, Italy
- Centro di ricerca sulla comunicazione
scientifica (CERCO), Department of Industrial Chemistry ‘Toso Montanari’, University
of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Nour MM, Tony MA, Nabwey HA. Immobilization of Magnetic Nanoparticles on Cellulosic Wooden Sawdust for Competitive Nudrin Elimination from Environmental Waters as a Green Strategy: Box-Behnken Design Optimization. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph192215397. [PMID: 36430120 PMCID: PMC9690515 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The role of engineering in our society is not to just to continue creating chemicals, but sharing the responsibility for environmentally sound appropriate design of substances for a circular economy. Concerning this contemporary strategy, waste wooden sawdust (WSD) as a biobased by-product is augmented with magnetite (Mag) nanoparticles to meet the concept of cyclic application of resources in environmentally relevant photocatalytic reactions. The physical properties of the prepared WSD:Mag material were characterized to emphasis their structure and morphology by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), then the prepared catalyst was applied in augmentation with hydrogen peroxide as a type of photocatalyst in the form of Fenton's reaction system to oxidize Nudrin pesticide in queues media. Twinned WSD:Mag has been verified to exhibit higher performance than pristine single-phase catalysts. System parameters, i.e., pH, hydrogen peroxide, catalyst dozing, and temperature, were studied to check their effect on the reaction activity. In the present study, further promotion of photocatalytic activity of twinned WSD:Mag was obtained by optimizing the process parameters at the optimal reaction time of 30 min. The optimal results investigated via Box-Behnken design regression model based on response surface mythology (RSM) showed that the photocatalytic activity of the twinned catalyst could reach 94% at pH 2.5 and 386 and 38 m/L of H2O2 and WSD:Mag, respectively. The regression coefficient and probability obtained from analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to check the adequacy of the applied model, and were 92% and 0.02, respectively. Additional confirmatory tests were carried out under optimum conditions for verification and agreed with the predicted values. Experimental data analysis revealed that the reaction is well fitted with the second-order reaction model. Thermodynamic parameters highlighted the oxidation reaction is non-spontaneous at high temperature and exothermic in nature and proceeds at a low activation energy barrier (31.46 kJ/mol). Catalyst recyclability was also checked, which confirmed catalyst sustainability and high removal rates (78%) after six cycles of use. This work introduces a new concept to design a promising environmentally benign photocatalyst with high potential for applicability to environmental remediation of agricultural effluents with a view to a circular economy.
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- Manasik M. Nour
- Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Basic Engineering Science Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32511, Egypt
- Advanced Materials/Solar Energy and Environmental Sustainability (AMSEES) Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32511, Egypt
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- Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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Khurshid Z, Alfarhan MF, Mazher J, Bayan Y, Cooper PR, Dias GJ, Adanir N, Ratnayake J. Extraction of Hydroxyapatite from Camel Bone for Bone Tissue Engineering Application. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227946. [PMID: 36432047 PMCID: PMC9695224 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Waste tissues such as mammalian bone are a valuable source from which to extract hydroxyapatite. Camel bone-based hydroxyapatite (CBHA) was extracted from the femur of camel bones using a defatting and deproteinization procedure. The extracted CBHA was mechanically, chemically, physically, morphologically and structurally characterized. Fourier-Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectra, Micro-Raman, and X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed successful extraction of hydroxyapatite. The mechanical properties of the CBHA scaffold were measured using a Universal Instron compression tester. Scanning electron microscopy showed the presence of a characteristic interconnected porous architecture with pore diameter ranging from 50-600 µm and micro-computer tomography (Micro-CT) analysis identified a mean porosity of 73.93. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the CBHA was stable up to 1000 °C and lost only 1.435% of its weight. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Energy-dispersive-X-ray (EDX) analysis demonstrated the presence of significant amounts of calcium and phosphorus and trace ions of sodium, magnesium, zinc, lead and strontium. Following 21 days of incubation in simulated body fluid (SBF), the pH fluctuated between 10-10.45 and a gradual increase in weight loss was observed. In conclusion, the extracted CBHA is a promising material for future use in bone tissue regeneration applications.
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- Zohaib Khurshid
- Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Oral Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-558420410
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oral Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Oral Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oral Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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Abbas A, Liang Q, Abbas S, Liaqat M, Rubab S, Tabish TA. Eco-Friendly Sustainable Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots from Biowaste as a Highly Selective Sensor. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:3696. [PMID: 36296886 PMCID: PMC9609711 DOI: 10.3390/nano12203696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have generated a great deal of scientific interest due to their bright fluorescence, good biocompatibility, minimal toxicity and fascinating physicochemical features. However, the ultimate issues regarding the acidic contaminations and high synthesis cost of GQDs remain open challenges for their real-world applications. Herein, we report an eco-friendly, acid-free and sustainable method for the preparation of GQDs using a cost-efficient, and renewable carbon source, 'biomass-waste', which simultaneously solves the risk of contamination from strong acids and high expenditure initiated by expensive precursors. The results demonstrate that GQDs possess a size range of 1-5 nm with an average size of ~3 ± 0.4 nm and a thickness of ~1 nm consisting of 1-3 layers of graphene. As-prepared GQDs demonstrate fascinating size-dependent optical properties and considerable surface grafting. Due to their intriguing optical properties, these GQDs are employed as fluorescence probes to detect ferric ions. A focused and sensitive sensor is developed with a detection limit down to 0.29 µM. This study emphasizes the need for using a reasonably green process and an inexpensive biomass precursor to create high-value GQDs that hold great potential for use in photocatalytic, bioimaging and real-world sensing applications.
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- Aumber Abbas
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, University Innovation Park, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, University Innovation Park, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Ex. Mianwali Campus, Mianwali 42200, Pakistan
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
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Visco A, Scolaro C, Facchin M, Brahimi S, Belhamdi H, Gatto V, Beghetto V. Agri-Food Wastes for Bioplastics: European Prospective on Possible Applications in Their Second Life for a Circular Economy. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:2752. [PMID: 35808796 PMCID: PMC9268966 DOI: 10.3390/polym14132752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Agri-food wastes (such as brewer's spent grain, olive pomace, residual pulp from fruit juice production, etc.) are produced annually in very high quantities posing a serious problem, both environmentally and economically. These wastes can be used as secondary starting materials to produce value-added goods within the principles of the circular economy. In this context, this review focuses on the use of agri-food wastes either to produce building blocks for bioplastics manufacturing or biofillers to be mixed with other bioplastics. The pros and cons of the literature analysis have been highlighted, together with the main aspects related to the production of bioplastics, their use and recycling. The high number of European Union (EU)-funded projects for the valorisation of agri-food waste with the best European practices for this industrial sector confirm a growing interest in safeguarding our planet from environmental pollution. However, problems such as the correct labelling and separation of bioplastics from fossil ones remain open and to be optimised, with the possibility of reuse before final composting and selective recovery of biomass.
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- Annamaria Visco
- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da Di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy; (C.S.); (S.B.); (H.B.)
- Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials-CNR IPCB, Via Paolo Gaifami 18, 95126 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da Di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy; (C.S.); (S.B.); (H.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Mestre, Italy;
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da Di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy; (C.S.); (S.B.); (H.B.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da Di Dio, 98166 Messina, Italy; (C.S.); (S.B.); (H.B.)
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- Crossing S.r.l., Viale della Repubblica 193/b, 31100 Treviso, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172 Mestre, Italy;
- Crossing S.r.l., Viale della Repubblica 193/b, 31100 Treviso, Italy;
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Musto G, Laurenzi V, Annunziata G, Novellino E, Stornaiuolo M. Genotoxic Assessment of Nutraceuticals Obtained from Agricultural Biowaste: Where Do We " AMES"? Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:1197. [PMID: 35740094 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11061197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Several pharmaceutical companies are nowadays considering the use of agri-food waste as alternative raw material for the extraction of bioactive compounds to include in nutraceuticals and food supplements. This recycling activity is encountering the support of authorities, which are alarmed by air, soil and water pollution generated by agricultural waste disposal. Waste reuse has several economic advantages: (i) its low cost; (ii) its abundance; (iii) the high content of bioactive molecule (antioxidants, minerals, fibers, fatty acids); as well as (iv) the financial support received by governments eager to promote eco-compatible and pollution-reducing practices. While nutraceuticals produced from biowaste are becoming popular, products that have been risk-assessed in terms of safety are quite rare. This despite waste biomass, in virtue of its chemical complexity, could, in many cases, mine the overall safety of the final nutraceutical product. In this review, we summarize the scientific results published on genotoxicity risk-assessment of bioactive compounds extracted from agricultural waste. The review depicts a scenario where the risk-assessment of biowaste derived products is still scarcely diffuse, but when available, it confirms the safety of these products, and lets us envisage their future inclusion in the list of botanicals allowed for formulation intended for human consumption.
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Sharma P, Singh D, Minakshi M, Quadsia S, Ahuja R. Activation-Induced Surface Modulation of Biowaste-Derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Supercapacitors. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200126. [PMID: 35642129 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Wheat straw-derived carbon from the Wheatbelt region in Western Australia was subjected to chemical activation in an electrolyte containing either acid or base treatment. The findings showed an increase in electron/hole mobility towards the interfaces due to the presence of different surface functional groups such as C-SOx -C and S=C in the carbon framework for acid activation. Likewise, the galvanostatic capacitance measured at a current density of 2 mA cm-2 in a three-electrode configuration for acid-activated wheat straw exhibited 162 F g-1 , while that for base-activated wheat straw exhibited 106 F g-1 . An increase of 34.5 % more capacitance was achieved for acid-treated wheat straw. This improvement is attributed to the synergistic effects between surface functional groups and electrolyte ions, as well as the electronic structure of the porous electrode.
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- Pratigya Sharma
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Theory Division, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Theory Division, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar 140001, Punjab, India
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Sokač T, Šalić A, Kučić Grgić D, Šabić Runjavec M, Vidaković M, Jurinjak Tušek A, Horvat Đ, Juras Krnjak J, Vuković Domanovac M, Zelić B. An enhanced composting process with bioaugmentation: Mathematical modelling and process optimization. Waste Manag Res 2022; 40:745-753. [PMID: 34269139 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x211033712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, two different types of biowaste composting processes were carried out - composting without and with bioaugmentation. All experiments were performed in an adiabatic reactor for 14 days. Composting enhanced with bioaugmentation was the better choice because the thermophilic phase was achieved earlier, making the composting time shorter. Additionally, a higher conversion of substrate (amount of substrate consumed) was also noticed in the process enhanced by bioaugmentation. A mathematical model was developed and process parameters were estimated in order to optimize the composting process. Based on good agreement between experimental data and the mathematical model simulation results, a three-level-four-factor Box-Behnken experimental design was employed to define the optimal process conditions for further studies. It was found that the air flow rate and the mass fraction of the substrate have the most significant effect on the composting process. An improvement of the composting process was achieved after altering the mentioned variables, resulting in shorter composting time and higher conversion of the substrate.
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- Tea Sokač
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ulloa-Murillo LM, Villegas LM, Rodríguez-Ortiz AR, Duque-Acevedo M, Cortés-García FJ. Management of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in the Context of a Sustainable and Circular Model: Analysis of Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:6041. [PMID: 35627577 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The main objective of this research is to analyze the most relevant aspects of the management of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and the Sustainable and Circular Production Models (SCPMs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The bibliometric method was used for the analysis of 190 studies obtained from the Scopus and Latin America and The Caribbean on Health Sciences (LILACS) databases. The systematic review provided information on the main research approaches: identification and characterization; quantification; strategic and interdisciplinary management; and processes for treatment or valorization. Finally, an evaluation of public policies and strategies was performed. The results show that Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia have the highest number of publications on OFMSW. The findings also indicate that both research and policy strategies on SCPMs prioritize bioenergy and biofuels as the leading alternatives for the valorization of OFMSW. It also reflects the relevance of the Circular Economy (CE) and Bioeconomy (BE) as the main drivers of waste recovery and/or valorization in LAC. These aspects are of great interest to governments that are still in the process of implementing SCPMs. However, for those more advanced in this area, it provides valuable information on progress, policy effectiveness, and future actions for improvement.
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Soil has been used as building material for thousands of years with a decrease in popularity after the industrial revolution. Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the implementation of unfired soil-based building solutions for their low environmental impact, performances and availability. Traditional soil construction techniques have recurrently included vegetal fibres to enhance soil performance and recent studies highlight a predominant use of agro- and non-agro-waste for unfired soil construction. The article reviews the state-of-the-art of the use of excavated soil and biowaste in the construction industry including a novel focus on urban-only waste and on building technologies using the integration of these two secondary construction material flows. Our literature review highlights a lack of references about the joint use of these secondary resources. Finally, future research orientations are suggested to promote their implementation in the building sector, which could improve urban waste management.
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Iqbal J, Mohamed Al Hajeri B, Shah NS, Wilson K, Xavier C, Shaalan J, Al-Taani AA, Howari F, Nazzal Y. Preparation of H 3PO 4 modified Sidr biochar for the enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin from water. Int J Phytoremediation 2022; 24:1231-1242. [PMID: 35075957 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2021.2025038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, biochar was prepared from Sidr plant leaves and used for the treatment of ciprofloxacin (CIP)-contaminated water. CIP is important class of emerging water pollutants from pharmaceutical industries. The biochar showed 65% adsorption efficiency and 43.48 mg/g adsorption capacity of CIP. Adsorption efficiency as well as adsorption capacity were improved to 91% and 62.50 mg/g, respectively, by phosphoric acid (H3PO4) modified biochar. Removal of CIP by the prepared biochar was due to different surface functional groups of CIP and biochar as revealed from the study of different characterization analyses. The presence of PO43- group in modified biochar led to maximum binding of CIP. Also, the modified biochar showed higher reusability potential and less leaching of ions when compared to the raw biochar. Removal of CIP was affected by concentrations of CIP, the amount of biochar and different pH's; the maximum removal of CIP was achieved at pH 4. The Freundlich and pseudo-first-order models best fitted the removal of CIP by modified biochar. Advanced characterization techniques were applied to investigate surface and physiological characteristics of the biochar and modified biochar. The modification showed high impact on the performance and stability of biochar. The study showed significant impacts of modification on the potential of the biochar for treatment of CIP-contaminated water.
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- Jibran Iqbal
- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Deniz F, Tezel Ersanli E. A novel biowaste-based biosorbent material for effective purification of methylene blue from water environment. Int J Phytoremediation 2022; 24:1243-1250. [PMID: 35014910 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2021.2025039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The biowaste left over from the fixed oil biorefinery process of Nigella sativa L. plant was used as a new biosorbent for the biosorption of synthetic dye of methylene blue from water environment in this study. The main variables of biosorption operation such as methylene blue concentration, time, pH, and biosorbent amount were optimized by the batch-type experiments. The characterization, kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics works were conducted to show the nature of methylene blue biosorption. The studies of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscopy indicated that the biosorbent possessed an inhomogeneous surface morphology including many cavities and protuberances, and a rich functional group profile. The optimum values of operating variables studied for the biosorption of methylene blue were determined as methylene blue concentration of 15 mg L-1, time of 360 min, pH of 8, and biosorbent amount of 10 mg. The experimental data of methylene blue biosorption followed the kinetics and isotherm models of pseudo-second-order (R2: 0.98, AdjR2: 0.98, and RMSE: 8.97) and Dubinin-Radushkevich (R2: 0.99, AdjR2: 0.98, and RMSE: 6.84), respectively, based on the statistical tests of coefficient of determination (R2), adjusted coefficient of determination (AdjR2), and root mean squared error (RMSE). The biosorption of methylene blue was a physical, spontaneous, and energetically favorable process (EDR: 3.48 kJ mol-1 and ΔG°: (-14.51) - (-10.02) kJ mol-1). This residual biological material from the fixed oil biorefinery process exhibited higher biosorption performance (187.46 mg g-1) than own unrefined (virgin) form and its modified, activated, and composite forms and many other sorbents reported in the literature. Hereby, the current work showed that this novel biowaste-based material could be used as an environmentally and economically promising biosorbent to effectively purify methylene blue from aquatic environment.
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- Fatih Deniz
- Environmental Protection Technologies Department, Vocational School of Bozova, University of Harran, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Sinop, Sinop, Turkey
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Caballero S, Mereles L, Burgos-Edwards A, Alvarenga N, Coronel E, Villalba R, Heinichen O. Nutritional and Bioactive Characterization of Sicana odorifera Naudim Vell. Seeds By-Products and Its Potential Hepatoprotective Properties in Swiss Albino Mice. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:1351. [PMID: 34943266 PMCID: PMC8698658 DOI: 10.3390/biology10121351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The "Kurugua" (Sicana odorifera) is a native fruit that demonstrates attractive nutritional, coloring, flavoring, and antioxidant properties. The main by-products from the processing and consumption of kurugua fruit are epicarp and seeds. In this work, the properties of the seeds of S. odorifera were evaluated. The nutritional composition of the fruit seeds was determined through AOAC official methods and UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS profiling. The antioxidant activities were determined using in vitro methods, and the acute toxicity and hepatoprotective properties were investigated in Swiss albino mice. Quercetin derivatives and cucurbitacins were the main phytochemicals in the seeds' methanolic extract and demonstrated some biological activities. GC-MS analysis revealed the essential fatty acids linolenic and linoleic as the main compounds present in seeds oil. The methanolic extract significantly reduced the serum levels of glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) in mice with induced hepatotoxicity (GPT p < 0.05; GOT p < 0.001) at the minor concentration tested (100 mg/kg EMSo). The results suggest that the S. odorifera seeds as by-products show potential use as a source of phytochemicals and in the production of oils with application in food supplements and nutraceuticals. Their integral use could contribute to waste reduction from kurugua fruits processing within the food safety and environmental sustainability framework.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo P.O. Box 1055, Paraguay; (S.C.); (A.B.-E.); (N.A.); (E.C.); (R.V.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo P.O. Box 1055, Paraguay; (S.C.); (A.B.-E.); (N.A.); (E.C.); (R.V.)
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Veldkamp T, van Rozen K, Elissen H, van Wikselaar P, van der Weide R. Bioconversion of Digestate, Pig Manure and Vegetal Residue-Based Waste Operated by Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113082. [PMID: 34827814 PMCID: PMC8614437 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Waste management strategies which favour the value of the organic waste instead of its disposal should be developed. One of the insects able to convert biowaste into high valuable protein and fat is the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). This article describes a preliminary assessment of the larval growth and biowaste conversion of Hermetia illucens larvae reared on digestate (biogas slurry), pig manure and vegetal residue-based waste in order to select most promising organic waste for further research. Larval growth was highest when reared on “Swill” (catering waste) and was almost twice as high as on the reference substrate “Chicken feed”. Other biowaste sources tested in this experiment with potential for further research were “Pig manure liquid mixed with chicken feed” and “Pig manure solid”. Most promising organic waste sources from this experiment were selected for a follow-up experiment to study the effect of different combinations of organic waste on biowaste conversion by Hermetia illucens larvae. Abstract Insects can play an important role to upgrade waste streams into high-grade proteins and fats as food and feed ingredients or non-food products. The aim of this research was to assess the feasibility to use waste streams with a low value for direct application as animal feed as substrates to grow BSF larvae in terms of larval growth rate, waste reduction index, and efficiency of conversion of ingested feed. The growth of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens larvae and conversion of biowaste was assessed in triplicate in biowaste substrates: chicken feed (CF; reference diet), pig manure solid (PMS), Betafert® solid (BTFS), swill (SW), olive pulp (OP), pig manure liquid mixed with chicken feed (PMLCF), and silage grass (SG). Per kilogram fresh substrate 2500 starter (8-days-old, second instar) larvae were incubated in 21 plastic containers (75 × 47 × 15 cm). The BSF larvae were fed according to a batch feeding system. Highest growth rate was found in larvae reared on SW (13.4 mg/d). Larval growth rate was even higher than in larvae reared on the reference substrate CF (7.2 mg/d). Growth rate in larvae reared on PMLCF (7.3 mg/d) did not differ from CF, whereas growth rate of larvae reared on PMS (3.2 mg/d) was lower than on CF. Growth rate of larvae reared on BTFS, OP and SG was very low (0.6, 0.2 and 0.7 mg/d, respectively). Waste Reduction Index (WRI) was highest on SW (11.3), followed by PMLCF (9.3), and both were higher than WRI on CF (8.5). Waste Reduction Index further decreased in descending order from PMS, SG, BTFS to OP (7.6, 4.0, 2.9 and 1.7, respectively). The Efficiency of Conversion of Ingested substrate (ECI) was highest on SW (0.31), followed in descending order by PMLCF, CF and PMS (0.25, 0.21 and 0.18, respectively). The substrates OP, BTFS and SG (0.16, 0.15 and 0.14, respectively) resulted in a lower ECI than other substrates. Highest CO2 and lowest NH3 concentrations were found above substrates with the highest larval growth performances. This study showed that BSF larvae can be reared on different biowaste substrates; the growth rate of the larvae was extremely high on SW. The effects of chemical composition and physical properties of the substrates on larval growth and gas emissions should be further considered.
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- Teun Veldkamp
- Wageningen Livestock Research, De Elst 1, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Edelhertweg 1, 8219 PH Lelystad, The Netherlands; (K.v.R.); (H.E.); (R.v.d.W.)
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Edelhertweg 1, 8219 PH Lelystad, The Netherlands; (K.v.R.); (H.E.); (R.v.d.W.)
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- Wageningen Livestock Research, De Elst 1, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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- Wageningen Plant Research, Edelhertweg 1, 8219 PH Lelystad, The Netherlands; (K.v.R.); (H.E.); (R.v.d.W.)
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Donga S, Bhadu GR, Chanda S. Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activities of gold nanoparticles green synthesized using Mangifera indica seed aqueous extract. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 2021; 48:1315-1325. [PMID: 33226851 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2020.1843470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this study, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesised using seed extract of mango (Mangifera indica) which is considered as waste and generally thrown away into the environment. The bioactive molecules in the seed act as reducing agent to synthesise AuNPs without using any external agent. The characterisation of green synthesised AuNPs was done using various spectroscopic techniques. Visual colour change from colourless to ruby red colour confirmed the formation of AuNPs which was further confirmed by maximum absorption peak at 550 nm by UV-spectra. Crystalline nature was confirmed by XRD technique while round, triangle and irregular shape and 19.45 nm size was confirmed by TEM and SAED analysis. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of alcohol or phenol, carboxylic acid, ketones, amines, aromatic amines, aliphatic amines, alkyl halides and alkynes in M. indica seed which were responsible for the reduction of gold to AuNPs. The green synthesised AuNPs were evaluated for their antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic potential. They showed moderate antibacterial, cytotoxic and dose-dependent antioxidant activity. Seeds of M. indica instead of discarding can be successfully utilised for AuNPs synthesis which can be used as a natural source of antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer agent. Highlights Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from fruit (Mangifera indica) waste (seed). Characterisation using various spectroscopic techniques: UV-Vis spectroscopy, Zeta potential, FTIR, XRD and TEM analysis. Synthesized AuNPs were round, triangle and irregular in shape and 19.45 nm in size. Antimicrobial activity of AuNPs against 14 microorganisms. Antioxidant activity of AuNPs in terms of DPPH, SO and ABTS. Cytotoxic activity against HeLa, MCF-7 and fibroblast normal cell lines.
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- Savan Donga
- Department of Biosciences (UGC-CAS), Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
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- Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India
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- Department of Biosciences (UGC-CAS), Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
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Peter A, Žlabur JŠ, Šurić J, Voća S, Purgar DD, Pezo L, Voća N. Invasive Plant Species Biomass-Evaluation of Functional Value. Molecules 2021; 26:3814. [PMID: 34206657 PMCID: PMC8270279 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Invasive plant species (IAS), with their numerous negative ecological, health, and economic impacts, represent one of the greatest conservation challenges in the world. Reducing the negative impacts and potentially exploiting the biomass of these plant species can significantly contribute to sustainable management, protect biodiversity, and create a healthy environment. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional potential, phytochemical status, and antioxidant capacity of nine alien invasive plant species: Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus retroflexus, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Datura stramonium, Erigeron annuus, Galinsoga ciliata, Reynoutria japonica, Solidago gigantea, and Sorghum halepense. Multivariate statistical methods such as cluster and PCA were performed to determine possible connections and correlations among selected IAS depending on the phytochemical content. According to the obtained results, R. japonica was notable with the highest content of vitamin C (38.46 mg/100 g FW); while E. annuus (1365.92 mg GAE/100 g FW) showed the highest values of total polyphenolic compounds. A. retroflexus was characterized by the highest content of total chlorophylls (0.26 mg/g) and antioxidant capacity (2221.97 µmol TE/kg). Therefore, it can be concluded that the selected IAS represent nutrient-rich plant material with significant potential for the recovering of bioactive compounds.
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- Anamarija Peter
- Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.P.); (J.Š.); (S.V.); (N.V.)
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.P.); (J.Š.); (S.V.); (N.V.)
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.P.); (J.Š.); (S.V.); (N.V.)
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.P.); (J.Š.); (S.V.); (N.V.)
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Engineering Department, Institute of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12/V, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (A.P.); (J.Š.); (S.V.); (N.V.)
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Teixeira FS, Vidigal SSMP, Pimentel LL, Costa PT, Tavares-Valente D, Azevedo-Silva J, Pintado ME, Fernandes JC, Rodríguez-Alcalá LM. Phytosterols and Novel Triterpenes Recovered from Industrial Fermentation Coproducts Exert In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Macrophages. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:583. [PMID: 34207156 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The unstoppable growth of human population that occurs in parallel with all manufacturing activities leads to a relentless increase in the demand for resources, cultivation land, and energy. In response, currently, there is significant interest in developing strategies to optimize any available resources and their biowaste. While solutions initially focused on recovering biomolecules with applications in food, energy, or materials, the feasibility of synthetic biology in this field has been demonstrated in recent years. For instance, it is possible to genetically modify Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce terpenes for commercial applications (i.e., against malaria or as biodiesel). But the production process, similar to any industrial activity, generates biowastes containing promising biomolecules (from fermentation) that if recovered may have applications in different areas. To test this hypothesis, in the present study, the lipid composition of by-products from the industrial production of β-farnesene by genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae are studied to identify potentially bioactive compounds, their recovery, and finally, their stability and in vitro bioactivity. The assayed biowaste showed the presence of triterpenes, phytosterols, and 1-octacosanol which were recovered through molecular distillation into a single fraction. During the assayed stability test, compositional modifications were observed, mainly for the phytosterols and 1-octacosanol, probably due to oxidative reactions. However, such changes did not affect the in vitro bioactivity in macrophages, where it was found that the obtained fraction decreased the production of TNF-α and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation.
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Álvarez-Castillo E, Felix M, Bengoechea C, Guerrero A. Proteins from Agri-Food Industrial Biowastes or Co-Products and Their Applications as Green Materials. Foods 2021; 10:981. [PMID: 33947093 PMCID: PMC8145534 DOI: 10.3390/foods10050981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A great amount of biowastes, comprising byproducts and biomass wastes, is originated yearly from the agri-food industry. These biowastes are commonly rich in proteins and polysaccharides and are mainly discarded or used for animal feeding. As regulations aim to shift from a fossil-based to a bio-based circular economy model, biowastes are also being employed for producing bio-based materials. This may involve their use in high-value applications and therefore a remarkable revalorization of those resources. The present review summarizes the main sources of protein from biowastes and co-products of the agri-food industry (i.e., wheat gluten, potato, zein, soy, rapeseed, sunflower, protein, casein, whey, blood, gelatin, collagen, keratin, and algae protein concentrates), assessing the bioplastic application (i.e., food packaging and coating, controlled release of active agents, absorbent and superabsorbent materials, agriculture, and scaffolds) for which they have been more extensively produced. The most common wet and dry processes to produce protein-based materials are also described (i.e., compression molding, injection molding, extrusion, 3D-printing, casting, and electrospinning), as well as the main characterization techniques (i.e., mechanical and rheological properties, tensile strength tests, rheological tests, thermal characterization, and optical properties). In this sense, the strategy of producing materials from biowastes to be used in agricultural applications, which converge with the zero-waste approach, seems to be remarkably attractive from a sustainability prospect (including environmental, economic, and social angles). This approach allows envisioning a reduction of some of the impacts along the product life cycle, contributing to tackling the transition toward a circular economy.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Escuela Politécnica Superior, 41011 Sevilla, Spain; (E.Á.-C.); (M.F.); (A.G.)
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Vigneswari S, Amelia TSM, Hazwan MH, Mouriya GK, Bhubalan K, Amirul AAA, Ramakrishna S. Transformation of Biowaste for Medical Applications: Incorporation of Biologically Derived Silver Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Coating. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:229. [PMID: 33668352 PMCID: PMC7996339 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nanobiotechnology has undoubtedly influenced major breakthroughs in medical sciences. Application of nanosized materials has made it possible for researchers to investigate a broad spectrum of treatments for diseases with minimally invasive procedures. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been a subject of investigation for numerous applications in agriculture, water treatment, biosensors, textiles, and the food industry as well as in the medical field, mainly due to their antimicrobial properties and nanoparticle nature. In general, AgNPs are known for their superior physical, chemical, and biological properties. The properties of AgNPs differ based on their methods of synthesis and to date, the biological method has been preferred because it is rapid, nontoxic, and can produce well-defined size and morphology under optimized conditions. Nevertheless, the common issue concerning biological or biobased production is its sustainability. Researchers have employed various strategies in addressing this shortcoming, such as recently testing agricultural biowastes such as fruit peels for the synthesis of AgNPs. The use of biowastes is definitely cost-effective and eco-friendly; moreover, it has been reported that the reduction process is simple and rapid with reasonably high yield. This review aims to address the developments in using fruit- and vegetable-based biowastes for biologically producing AgNPs to be applied as antimicrobial coatings in biomedical applications.
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- Sevakumaran Vigneswari
- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia; (S.V.); (T.S.M.A.); (M.H.H.); (G.K.M.); (K.B.)
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia; (S.V.); (T.S.M.A.); (M.H.H.); (G.K.M.); (K.B.)
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia; (S.V.); (T.S.M.A.); (M.H.H.); (G.K.M.); (K.B.)
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia; (S.V.); (T.S.M.A.); (M.H.H.); (G.K.M.); (K.B.)
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia; (S.V.); (T.S.M.A.); (M.H.H.); (G.K.M.); (K.B.)
- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia
- Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Penang 11700, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Penang 11700, Malaysia
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang 11800, Malaysia
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang 11900, Malaysia
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- Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117581, Singapore
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Deniz F, Ersanli ET. Purification of malachite green as a model biocidal agent from aqueous system by using a natural widespread coastal biowaste ( Zostera marina). Int J Phytoremediation 2020; 23:772-779. [PMID: 33307771 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2020.1857684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present paper aimed to perform an environmentally friendly and effective study on the purification of biocidal material using bioremediation technique, and in this context, a natural widespread coastal biowaste (Zostera marina) was applied to remove a model biocide from aqueous system. Herein, malachite green was selected as a common agent to evaluate the biosorption efficiency of waste biomaterial. The bioremediation properties of biosorbent were studied in a controlled batch experiment system by the optimization practice of operating parameters like biosorbent quantity, medium pH, time, pollutant concentration and temperature, and kinetic, thermodynamic, equilibrium, and characterization operations. The optimum operating conditions were considered as 10 mg, 4, 6 h, 15 mg L-1, and 25 °C, respectively. Elovich and Langmuir were found to be the best-fitted models, describing the experimental biosorption data. Thermodynamic study revealed a favorable nature of the cleanup process. The characterization analysis indicated the presence of various functional groups on the layered biosorbent surface involved on the pollutant treatment. The untreated biosorbent showed a good biocide purification performance with a value of 97.584 mg g-1, and it could thus be employed as an eco-friendly and cost-effective cleaning agent in environmental bioremediation studies.
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- Fatih Deniz
- Department of Environmental Protection Technologies, Bozova Vocational School, Harran University, Bozova, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey
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Prabhudev H, Sneharani AH. Extraction and characterization of pectin methylesterase from muskmelon biowaste for pectin remodeling. J Food Biochem 2020; 44:e13237. [PMID: 32478425 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pectin methylesterase (PME) extracted from muskmelon was purified by anion exchange chromatography. The specific activity of purified enzyme was 152.01 U/mg and relative molecular weight was ~69,000 Da. Methylesterase was characterized for various physicochemical factors to designate its suitability in the food industry applications. The optimum temperature of the enzyme was 30°C and is thermally stable between the temperature ranges of 15-65°C with critical temperature for stability being >65°C. Thermal inactivation first order kinetics and thermodynamic parameters in temperature range (45-65°C) favors stability of PME and at 75°C complete inactivation of enzyme was observed indicating the unstable nature of enzyme over >65°C. Activation energy (Ea ) and Z values of thermal inactivation were found to be 100.108 kJ/mol and 2.05°C, respectively. About 0.1 M NaCl is essential for enzyme to attain the maximum activity. The enzyme lost activity in presence of divalent calcium (Ca2+ ) and magnesium (Mg2+ ) ions. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Pectin methylesterase (EC3.1.1.11) are an important class of enzymes expressed in plants and microbes and they bring about the de-methylesterification on pectin substrate. Up to ~13% degree of esterification of pectin was observed with muskmelon PME enzyme treatment. The de-methylesterified pectin thus prepared was subjected for gelation in presence of Ca2+ ions and above 0.5% of demethylesterified pectin stable calcium pectate gels were produced. The study demonstrates the suitability of muskmelon PME extracted from biowaste in food applications with good gelling property.
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- Hosamani Prabhudev
- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Jnana Kaveri Post Graduate Centre, Mangalore University, Kodagu, India
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Jnana Kaveri Post Graduate Centre, Mangalore University, Kodagu, India
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Schneider J, Burg JM, Theilen U, Weigand H, Brück F. Towards optimized drum composting: evaluation of the radial mixing performance of a model substrate on the laboratory scale. Environ Technol 2020; 41:1606-1613. [PMID: 30382802 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1543354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The rotating drum composter (RDC) is one of the most widespread reactor systems for biowaste treatment, worldwide. Nevertheless, knowledge on optimum operating conditions including, e.g. fill level, turning frequency, and mixing tool configuration is sparse. This study investigated the effect of static mixing tools (SMTs) on mixing in a rotating drum at high fill levels (60-80%). The methodological approach encompassed mixing experiments in a laboratory RDC using soaked wheat grains as a model material. The temporal course of material blending was quantified in terms of the entropy of mixing using digital image analysis. Experiments without SMTs showed the evolution of unmixed cores. With a single SMT, mixing was superior even at fill levels >70% while peripheral unmixed zones persisted when overly long SMTs were used. The results of this study may help to derive optimal process conditions for RDCs operated at high fill levels.
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- Jonas Schneider
- Competence Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, THM University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstrasse 14, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, THM University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstrasse 14, Giessen, Germany
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- Competence Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, THM University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstrasse 14, Germany
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- Competence Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, THM University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstrasse 14, Germany
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- Competence Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, THM University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstrasse 14, Germany
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Blasco L, Kahala M, Tampio E, Vainio M, Ervasti S, Rasi S. Effect of Inoculum Pretreatment on the Composition of Microbial Communities in Anaerobic Digesters Producing Volatile Fatty Acids. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040581. [PMID: 32316448 PMCID: PMC7232380 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are intermediates in the methane formation pathway of anaerobic digestion and can be produced through the fermentation of organic wastes. VFAs have become an anticipated resource- and cost-effective way to replace fossil resources with higher added value and more versatile fuels and chemicals. However, there are still challenges in the production of targeted compounds from diverse and complex biomasses, such as urban biowastes. In this study, the aim was to modulate the microbial communities through inoculum treatment to enhance the production of green chemicals. Thermal and freeze-thaw treatments were applied to the anaerobic digester inoculum to inhibit the growth of methanogens and to enhance the performance of acidogenic and acetogenic bacteria. VFA fermentation after different inoculum treatments was studied in batch scale using urban biowaste as the substrate and the process performance was assessed with chemical and microbial analyses. Inoculum treatments, especially thermal treatment, were shown to increase VFA yields, which were also correlating with the dynamics of the microbial communities and retention times of the test. There was a strong correlation between VFA production and the relative abundances of the microbial orders Clostridiales (families Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae and Clostridiaceae), and Lactobacillales. A syntrophic relationship of these taxa with members of the Methanobacteriales order was also presumed.
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Tassoni A, Tedeschi T, Zurlini C, Cigognini IM, Petrusan JI, Rodríguez Ó, Neri S, Celli A, Sisti L, Cinelli P, Signori F, Tsatsos G, Bondi M, Verstringe S, Bruggerman G, Corvini PFX. State-of-the-Art Production Chains for Peas, Beans and Chickpeas-Valorization of Agro-Industrial Residues and Applications of Derived Extracts. Molecules 2020; 25:E1383. [PMID: 32197427 PMCID: PMC7144388 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The world is confronted with the depletion of natural resources due to their unsustainable use and the increasing size of populations. In this context, the efficient use of by-products, residues and wastes generated from agro-industrial and food processing opens the perspective for a wide range of benefits. In particular, legume residues are produced yearly in very large amounts and may represent an interesting source of plant proteins that contribute to satisfying the steadily increasing global protein demand. Innovative biorefinery extraction cascades may also enable the recovery of further bioactive molecules and fibers from these insufficiently tapped biomass streams. This review article gives a summary of the potential for the valorization of legume residual streams resulting from agro-industrial processing and more particularly for pea, green bean and chickpea by-products/wastes. Valuable information on the annual production volumes, geographical origin and state-of-the-art technologies for the extraction of proteins, fibers and other bioactive molecules from this source of biomass, is exhaustively listed and discussed. Finally, promising applications, already using the recovered fractions from pea, bean and chickpea residues for the formulation of feed, food, cosmetic and packaging products, are listed and discussed.
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- Annalisa Tassoni
- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Experimental Station for Food Preservation Industry, Viale F. Tanara, 31/A, 43121 Parma, Italy; (C.Z.); (I.M.C.)
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- Experimental Station for Food Preservation Industry, Viale F. Tanara, 31/A, 43121 Parma, Italy; (C.Z.); (I.M.C.)
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- Institut für Getreideverarbeitung GmbH, Arthur-Scheunert Allee 40/41, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany;
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- IRIS Technology Group, Avda. C. F. Gauss 11, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain (S.N.)
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- IRIS Technology Group, Avda. C. F. Gauss 11, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain (S.N.)
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.C.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (A.C.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 2, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (F.S.)
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 2, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (P.C.); (F.S.)
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Cosmetic Tsatsos Georgios, Ioannou Metaxa 56, 19441 Koropi, Greece;
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- Conserve Italia Scarl, Via Paolo Poggi 11, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena (BO), Italy;
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- Nutritional Solutions Division, Nutrition Sciences NV, Booiebos 5, 9031 Drongen, Belgium; (S.V.); (G.B.)
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- Nutritional Solutions Division, Nutrition Sciences NV, Booiebos 5, 9031 Drongen, Belgium; (S.V.); (G.B.)
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- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Hofackerstrasse 30, CH-4132 Muttenz, Switzerland;
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Fernandes ACF, Santana ÁL, Martins IM, Moreira DKT, Macedo JA, Macedo GA. Anti-glycation effect and the α-amylase, lipase, and α-glycosidase inhibition properties of a polyphenolic fraction derived from citrus wastes. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 50:794-802. [PMID: 32159444 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2020.1737941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The advanced glycation end products (AGEs) constitute a wide variety of substances synthesized from interactions between amino groups of proteins and reducing sugars, which excess induces pathogenesis of chronic diseases. Brazil is the major producer of citrus, a low-cost source of hesperidin, which is a polyphenol recognized for its capacity to inhibit AGEs formation. This is the first work to evaluate the effects of a polyphenolic fraction derived from citrus wastes on the antiglycation and on the inhibition properties of digestive enzymes on the possibility to process these wastes in high value-added products. At concentrations of 10, 15 and 20 mg/mL inhibition of AGEs was higher than 60%. The extracts were able to inhibit by 76% the activity of pancreatic lipase and by 98% the activity of α-glucosidase. For the α-amylase the inhibition capacity was lower than 50%. Strong correlation was obtained among anti-glycation with polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity.
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- Annayara C F Fernandes
- Bioprocessos LES Laboratory, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Food Innovation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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Singh A, Wolff A, Yambem SD, Esmaeili M, Riches JD, Shahbazi M, Feron K, Eftekhari E, Ostrikov KK, Li Q, Sonar P. Biowaste-Derived, Self-Organized Arrays of High-Performance 2D Carbon Emitters for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e1906176. [PMID: 31984568 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Low-cost flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with nanoemitter material from waste open up new opportunities for sustainable technology. The common emitter materials generated from waste are carbon dots (CDs). However, these have poor luminescent properties. Further solid-state emission quenching makes application in display devices challenging. Here, flexible and rigid OLED devices are demonstrated using self-assembled 2D arrays of CDs derived from waste material, viz., human hair. High-performance CDs with a quantum yield (QY) of 87%, self-assembled into 2D arrays, are achieved by improving the crystallinity and decreasing the CDs' size distribution. The CD island array exhibits ultrahigh hole mobility (≈10-1 cm2 V-1 s-1 ) and significant reduction in solid-state emission quenching compared to pristine CDs; hence, it is used here as an emitting layer in both indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass and ITO-coated flexible poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) substrate OLED devices, without any hole-injection layer. The flexible OLED device exhibits a stable, voltage-independent blue/cyan emission with a record maximum luminescence of 350 cd m-2 , whereas the OLED device based on the rigid glass substrate shows a maximum luminescence of 700 cd m-2 . This work sets up a platform to develop next-generation OLED displays using CD emitters derived from the biowaste material.
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- Amandeep Singh
- School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Institute for Future Environments, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Organic Electronics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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Seruga P, Krzywonos M, Paluszak Z, Urbanowska A, Pawlak-Kruczek H, Niedźwiecki Ł, Pińkowska H. Pathogen Reduction Potential in Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Food Waste. Molecules 2020; 25:E275. [PMID: 31936589 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25020275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a commonly used method of processing waste. Regardless of the type of the used digestate (fertilizer, feedstock in case of solid-state fermentation, raw-material in case of thermal treatment) effective pathogen risk elimination, even in the case of high pathogen concentration is essential. An investigation of the survival time and inactivation rate of the Salmonella Senftenberg W775, Enterococcus spp., and Ascaris suum eggs during thermophilic anaerobic digestion performed on laboratory scale and confirmation of hygienization in full-scale operation were performed in this study. Except for sanitization efficiency, the AD process performance and stability were also verified based on determination of pH value, dry matter content, acidity, alkalinity, and content of fatty acids. The elimination of pathogen was met within 6.06 h, 5.5 h, and about 10 h for the Salmonella Senftenberg W775, Enterococcus spp., and Ascaris suum, respectively in the laboratory trials. The obtained results were confirmed in full-scale tests, using 1500 m3 Kompogas® reactors, operating in MBT Plant located in Poland. Sanitization of the digestate was achieved. Furthermore, the process was stable. The pH value, suspended solids, and ammonium content remained stable at 8.5, 35%, and 3.8 g/kg, respectively. The acetic acid content was noted between almost 0.8 and over 1.1 g/kg, while the concentration of propionic acid was noted at maximum level of about 100 mg/kg. The AD conditions could positively affect the pathogen elimination. Based on these results it can be found that anaerobic digestion under thermophilic conditions results in high sanitation efficiency.
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De la Ossa JG, Felice F, Azimi B, Esposito Salsano J, Digiacomo M, Macchia M, Danti S, Di Stefano R. Waste Autochthonous Tuscan Olive Leaves ( Olea europaea var. Olivastra seggianese) as Antioxidant Source for Biomedicine. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20235918. [PMID: 31775339 PMCID: PMC6928929 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Olive leaf extract (OLE) can be obtained as biowaste and is extensively used a food supplement and an over-the-counter drug for its beneficial effects. New studies have investigated OLE concerning the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of vascular disease. This in vitro study aims to evaluate if OLE extracted from the Tuscan Olea europaea protects endothelial cells against oxidative stress generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). METHODS OLE total polyphenols (TPs) were characterized by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Endothelial cells were grown in conventional cultures (i.e., two-dimensional, 2D) and on a biomaterial scaffold (i.e., three-dimensional, 3D) fabricated via electrospinning. Cell viability and ROS measurement after H2O2 insults were performed. RESULTS OLE TP content was 23.29 mg GAE/g, and oleuropein was the principal compound. The dose-dependent viability curve highlighted the absence of significant cytotoxic effects at OLE concentrations below 250 µg/mL TPs. By using OLE preconditioning at 100 µg/mL, cell viability decrease was observed, being in 3D lower than in the 2D model. OLE was protective against ROS in both models. CONCLUSIONS OLE represents a high-value antioxidant source obtained by biowaste that is interesting for biomedical products. Using a 3D scaffold could be the best predictive model to mimic the physiological conditions of vascular tissue reaction.
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- Jose Gustavo De la Ossa
- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (J.G.D.l.O.); (F.F.)
- Doctoral School in Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (J.G.D.l.O.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy;
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Doctoral School in Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (M.D.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (M.D.); (M.M.)
- Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (M.D.); (M.M.)
- Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy;
- Correspondence: (S.D.); (R.D.S.); Tel.: +39-050-2217874 (S.D.); +39-050-992412 (R.D.S.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (J.G.D.l.O.); (F.F.)
- Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.D.); (R.D.S.); Tel.: +39-050-2217874 (S.D.); +39-050-992412 (R.D.S.)
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Ostadjoo S, Hammerer F, Dietrich K, Dumont MJ, Friščić T, Auclair K. Efficient Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass Hemicellulose in the Absence of Bulk Water. Molecules 2019; 24:E4206. [PMID: 31756935 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Current enzymatic methods for hemicellulosic biomass depolymerization are solution-based, typically require a harsh chemical pre-treatment of the material and large volumes of water, yet lack in efficiency. In our study, xylanase (E.C. 3.2.1.8) from Thermomyces lanuginosus is used to hydrolyze xylans from different sources. We report an innovative enzymatic process which avoids the use of bulk aqueous, organic or inorganic solvent, and enables hydrolysis of hemicellulose directly from chemically untreated biomass, to low-weight, soluble oligoxylosaccharides in >70% yields.
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Stegenta-Dąbrowska S, Drabczyński G, Sobieraj K, Koziel JA, Białowiec A. The Biotic and Abiotic Carbon Monoxide Formation During Aerobic Co-digestion of Dairy Cattle Manure With Green Waste and Sawdust. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:283. [PMID: 31737615 PMCID: PMC6828980 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Carbon monoxide (CO), an air pollutant and a toxic gas to humans, can be generated during aerobic digestion of organic waste. CO is produced due to thermochemical processes, and also produced or consumed by cohorts of methanogenic, acetogenic, or sulfate-reducing bacteria. The exact mechanisms of biotic and abiotic formation of CO in aerobic digestion (particularly the effects of process temperature) are still not known. This study aimed to determine the temporal variation in CO concentrations during the aerobic digestion as a function of process temperature and activity of microorganisms. All experiments were conducted in controlled temperature reactors using homogeneous materials. The lab-scale tests with sterilized and non-sterilized mix of green waste, dairy cattle manure, sawdust (1:1:1 mass ratio) were carried out for 1 week at 10, 25, 30, 37, 40, 50, 60, 70°C to elucidate the biotic vs. abiotic effect. Gas concentrations of CO, O2, and CO2 inside the reactor were measured every 12 h. The CO concentrations observed for up to 30°C did not exceed 100 ppm v/v. For 50 and 60°C, significantly (p < 0.05) higher CO concentrations, reaching almost 600 ppm v/v, were observed. The regression analyses showed in both cases (sterile and non-sterile) a statistically significant effect (p < 0.05) of temperature on CO concentration, confirming that the increase in temperature causes an increase in CO concentration. The remaining factors (time, O2, and CO2 content) were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). A new polynomial model describing the effect of temperature, O2, and CO2 concentration on CO production during aerobic digestion of organic waste was formulated. It has been found that the proposed model for sterile variant had a better fit (R2 = 0.86) compared with non-sterile (R2 = 0.71). The model predicts CO emissions and could be considered for composting process optimization. The developed model could be further developed and useful for ambient air quality and occupational exposure to CO.
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- Sylwia Stegenta-Dąbrowska
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.,Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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