Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact
Over four billion tons of foods are produced annually on the planet, and about a third is wasted. A minimal part of this waste is incinerated or sent to landfills for treatment, avoiding contamination and diseases; the rest is disposed of elsewhere. The current review was aimed at broadening the pan...
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| author | Iván Almaraz-Sánchez Aldo Amaro-Reyes Jorge Alberto Acosta-Gallegos Magdalena Mendoza-Sánchez |
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| description | Over four billion tons of foods are produced annually on the planet, and about a third is wasted. A minimal part of this waste is incinerated or sent to landfills for treatment, avoiding contamination and diseases; the rest is disposed of elsewhere. The current review was aimed at broadening the panorama on the potential of agroindustrial by-products in applications such as biofuels, biomaterials, biocompounds, pharmaceuticals, and food ingredients. It also exposes the main chemical, physical, and biochemical treatments for converting by-products into raw materials with added value through low environmental impact processes. The value of agroindustrial waste is limited due to the scarce information available. There is a need for further research in unexplored areas to find ways of adding value to these by-products and minimizing their contamination. Instead of throwing away or burning by-products, they can be transformed into useful materials such as polymers, fuels, antioxidants, phenols, and lipids, which will effectively reduce food waste and environmental impact. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e58a5a3d9d04c0fbf67f6b8896b6f212025-02-03T01:23:14ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90712022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3656932Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental ImpactIván Almaraz-Sánchez0Aldo Amaro-Reyes1Jorge Alberto Acosta-Gallegos2Magdalena Mendoza-Sánchez3Research and Graduate Studies in EngineeringResearch and Graduate Studies in Food Science and TechnologyCampo Experimental Bajío (CEBAJ-INIFAP)Research and Graduate Studies in EngineeringOver four billion tons of foods are produced annually on the planet, and about a third is wasted. A minimal part of this waste is incinerated or sent to landfills for treatment, avoiding contamination and diseases; the rest is disposed of elsewhere. The current review was aimed at broadening the panorama on the potential of agroindustrial by-products in applications such as biofuels, biomaterials, biocompounds, pharmaceuticals, and food ingredients. It also exposes the main chemical, physical, and biochemical treatments for converting by-products into raw materials with added value through low environmental impact processes. The value of agroindustrial waste is limited due to the scarce information available. There is a need for further research in unexplored areas to find ways of adding value to these by-products and minimizing their contamination. Instead of throwing away or burning by-products, they can be transformed into useful materials such as polymers, fuels, antioxidants, phenols, and lipids, which will effectively reduce food waste and environmental impact.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3656932 |
| spellingShingle | Iván Almaraz-Sánchez Aldo Amaro-Reyes Jorge Alberto Acosta-Gallegos Magdalena Mendoza-Sánchez Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact |
| title_full | Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact |
| title_fullStr | Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact |
| title_short | Processing Agroindustry By-Products for Obtaining Value-Added Products and Reducing Environmental Impact |
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