scholarly journals Production of Sustainable and Biodegradable Polymers from Agricultural Waste

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysanthos Maraveas
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Commercial Production ◽  
Grape Pomace ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Minimal Impact

Agro-wastes are derived from diverse sources including grape pomace, tomato pomace, pineapple, orange, and lemon peels, sugarcane bagasse, rice husks, wheat straw, and palm oil fibers, among other affordable and commonly available materials. The carbon-rich precursors are used in the production bio-based polymers through microbial, biopolymer blending, and chemical methods. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 20–30% of fruits and vegetables are discarded as waste during post-harvest handling. The development of bio-based polymers is essential, considering the scale of global environmental pollution that is directly linked to the production of synthetic plastics such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PET). Globally, 400 million tons of synthetic plastics are produced each year, and less than 9% are recycled. The optical, mechanical, and chemical properties such as ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, tensile strength, and water permeability are influenced by the synthetic route. The production of bio-based polymers from renewable sources and microbial synthesis are scalable, facile, and pose a minimal impact on the environment compared to chemical synthesis methods that rely on alkali and acid treatment or co-polymer blending. Despite the development of advanced synthetic methods and the application of biofilms in smart/intelligent food packaging, construction, exclusion nets, and medicine, commercial production is limited by cost, the economics of production, useful life, and biodegradation concerns, and the availability of adequate agro-wastes. New and cost-effective production techniques are critical to facilitate the commercial production of bio-based polymers and the replacement of synthetic polymers.

Sēra dioksīda fizikāli ķīmisko īpašību pielietojums jaunu organiskās sintēzes metožu izstrādē / Development of New Organic Synthesis Methods Based on Physico-Chemical Properties of Sulfur Dioxide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Krista Gulbe
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Coupling Reaction ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Cross Coupling Reaction ◽  
Aryl Acetylenes ◽  
The Republic

The Doctoral Thesis has been prepared as a collection of thematically related scientific publications comprising five publications in the SCI journals, one patent of the Republic of Latvia, and one application for patent of the Republic of Latvia. We have carried out fundamental research on the applications of SO2 as a solvent and reagent in organic synthesis. We have developed several novel synthetic methods that represent the use of liquid SO2 as a solvent for chemical transformations that proceed via carbenium ion intermediates: a) hydration of aryl acetylenes; b) hydrohalogenation of aryl acetylenes; c) ring opening of methylenecyclopropanes with halides; d) glycosylation with glycosyl fluorides. By employing DABSO as an SO2 surrogate, we have also discovered the catalytic activity of Ru(II) complexes towards sulfonylative cross coupling reaction. This finding has been applied for the synthesis of sulfonyl derived compounds.

scholarly journals THE STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF SYEDALI PACKAGING BASED ON APPLE PUREE WITH ADDED APPLE, GRAPE AND TOMATO POMACE

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
N. V. Makarova ◽  
N. B. Eremeeva ◽  
E. A. Eliseeva
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Organoleptic Evaluation ◽  
Tomato Pomace ◽  
Organoleptic Characteristics ◽  
Edible Packaging ◽  
Apple Puree ◽  
Apple Purée

The technology of production of edible food packaging based on Apple puree with the addition of 25, 50 and 75 % of Apple, grape and tomato pomace. The physical and chemical properties of the resulting edible packaging – humidity, water absorption, resistance to different nature of liquids, microscopy and organoleptic evaluation of samples. The influence of the concentration of used Marc on the organoleptic characteristics of edible packaging. The correlation between moisture and water absorption of edible packaging based on Apple puree with the addition of Marc is determined. High resistance of the investigated package to various model liquids is established. The research results show the high potential of the developed packaging as a replacement for traditional disposable polymer packaging materials. Edible packaging based on food production wastes - the extract from the processing of fruits and vegetables not only has a reduced cost, but is also partly a solution to a common environmental problem - recycling.

scholarly journals Recent Developments in Food Packaging Based on Nanomaterials

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukun Huang ◽  
Lei Mei ◽  
Xianggui Chen ◽  
Qin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The increasing demand for high food quality and safety, and concerns of environment sustainable development have been encouraging researchers in the food industry to exploit the robust and green biodegradable nanocomposites, which provide new opportunities and challenges for the development of nanomaterials in the food industry. This review paper aims at summarizing the recent three years of research findings on the new development of nanomaterials for food packaging. Two categories of nanomaterials (i.e., inorganic and organic) are included. The synthetic methods, physical and chemical properties, biological activity, and applications in food systems and safety assessments of each nanomaterial are presented. This review also highlights the possible mechanisms of antimicrobial activity against bacteria of certain active nanomaterials and their health concerns. It concludes with an outlook of the nanomaterials functionalized in food packaging.

scholarly journals Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) Based Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Mats for Food Packaging

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Motahira Hashmi ◽  
Sana Ullah ◽  
Azeem Ullah ◽  
Yusuke Saito ◽  
Md. Kaiser Haider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Plastic Container ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Nanofiber Mats

Cellulose is one of the most abundantly available natural polymers. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) belongs to the cellulose family and has different degrees of substitution. Current research comprises the fabrication and characterization of CMC nanofibers using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as capping agents and carriers for sustainable food packaging applications. Recently authors successfully fabricated smooth and uniform nanofibers of stated polymers and optimized the ratios of three polymers for continuous production. However, in this research, it was further characterized for mechanical properties, surface properties, structural properties, air permeability, and chemical properties to confirm the suitability and scope of tri-component nanofibrous mats in food packaging applications. Different fruits and vegetables were packed in a plastic container and closed by nanofiber mats and by a plastic lid. All samples were observed after a specific period of time (fruits were kept for 40 days while vegetables were kept for 10 days in the controlled environment). It was observed in the results that fruits and vegetables closed by nanofiber based webs exhibited better freshness and lower accumulation of moisture as compared to that of containers with plastic lids. From the results of performed tests, it was observed that nanofiber mats possess enough mechanical, structural, and morphological properties to be used as food packaging.

A Brief Review on Synthesis of Metal Oxide Based Nanocompositesandtheir Photocatalytic Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
S. M. Sasikanth ◽  
Ganapathi Raman . R
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Solid Material ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Unique Material ◽  
Co Precipitation ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Nanocomposite, a multiphase solid material which is having the phases of one, two, or three dimensions less than 100 nanometers. These materials have the physical and chemical properties which depend on the morphology and the interfacial characteristics of the component materials. Metal oxide nanocomposites have proven themselves their importance in the present time with a wide variety of applications in every industrial sector. Wet chemical methods are one of the simplest routes for the synthesis of the metal oxide nanocomposites, and they are cost effective as well. For the synthesis of the complex matrix-based metal oxide nanocomposites, Co-precipitation is the method used. The simple synthesis methods make them unique material for different applications. This review paper discusses the synthesisof metal oxide nanocomposites and their applications.

scholarly journals Dual Extraction of Crustacean and Fungal Chitosan from a Single Mucor circinelloides Fermentation

Fermentation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Nian Tan ◽  
Pei Pei Lee ◽  
Wei Ning Chen
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Mucor Circinelloides ◽  
Grape Pomace ◽  
Extracellular Proteases ◽  
Fungal Cell ◽  
Degree Of Deacetylation ◽  
Fungal Chitosan ◽  
Red Grape ◽  
Dual Extraction

Mucor circinelloides is a fungus that has been reported to produce ethanol, oil, protein, phosphate and glucosamine, depending on the available nutrients and cultivation conditions. Due to its ability to produce extracellular proteases, it is able to ferment polypeptides and amino acids broken down from various protein sources. In this study, we attempted to culture the Mucor circinelloides on waste substrates to deproteinize prawn shells for the extraction of chitin and subsequently extract chitosan from its fungal cell wall in a concurrent fermentation. The physio-chemical properties of the extracted crustacean chitin and fungal chitosan were determined by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Elemental Analysis (EA). We found that Mucor circinelloides grown on okara and coffee waste behaved as an excellent protease producer and successfully extracted chitin from prawn shells with a degree of deacetylation of 69.94% and 68.82%, respectively, comparable to commercial chitin (70.46%). The fungal chitosan extracted from the fermentation of Mucor circinelloides on red grape pomace substrate showed a degree of deacetylation of 61.05%, comparable to commercial chitosan (64.00%). Our results suggested feasibility of extracting chitosan from seafood waste-streams using cost-effective microbial fermentation.

Urban pollution control strategy: SBR technology to treat agricultural waste from pig farm in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Lindawati Lindawati
Keyword(s):  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Land Application ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Piggery Wastewater ◽  
Pig Farm ◽  
Number Of Customers

Reduction of food rations and shortages is one of the impacts of the increasing human population. Food sector industries then try to cope with the fast growing number of customers. Agribusiness sector gains its popularity in these recent years, including pig farm. The increase trend of animal farming industry is likely to bring increasing pollution problem unless effective treatment methods are used. The main problems related to the pig farm include odor nuisance and pig manure disposal. The existing land application of piggery wastewater is the traditional way to discharge the wastewater. This may yield in land and water contamination, due to the accumulation of unused nutrients by crop plant. A case study of a large commercial pig farm from Australia is proposed to apply in smaller scale in Indonesia. Operational strategies for the small-scale SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) treating piggery effluent were developed based on lab-scale experiments. Due to SBR characteristics, which are money-saving and space-saving, it is very suitable to be applied in urban area. An economic evaluation was made of various process options. The cost estimation showed that SBR is a cost effective process, allowing operational batches to be adjusted to reduce unnecessary aeration cost. A reduction in the aeration cost was achieved by shortening the batch time from 24-h to 8-h. A comparison of three different SBR options showed that smaller size reactors could be more flexible and cost effective when compared with the larger ones.

Principles for construction of bioluminescent enzyme biotests for analysis of complex media

2019 ◽  
Vol 485 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-233
Author(s):  
V. P. Kalyabina ◽  
E. N. Esimbekova ◽  
I. G. Torgashina ◽  
K. V. Kopylova ◽  
V. A. Kratasyuk
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Test System ◽  
Maximum Sensitivity ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
Complex Media ◽  
Luminescent Bacterium ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Minimal Impact

We formulated the principles of designing bioluminescent enzyme tests for assessing the quality of complex media which consist in providing the maximum sensitivity to potentially toxic chemicals at a minimal impact of uncontaminated complex media. The developed principles served as a basis for designing a new bioluminescent method for an integrated rapid assessment of chemical safety of fruits and vegetables which is based on using the luminescent bacterium enzymes (NAD(P)H:FMN oxidoreductase and luciferase) as a test system.

scholarly journals Bi2O3 nano-flakes as a cost-effective antibacterial agent

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke D Geoffrion ◽  
David Medina Cruz ◽  
Matthew Kusper ◽  
Sakr Elsaidi ◽  
Fumiya Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bismuth Oxide ◽  
Antibacterial Agent ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Bismuth Compound ◽  
Photo Catalysis ◽  
Physico Chemical

Bismuth oxide is an important bismuth compound having applications in electronics, photo-catalysis and medicine. At the nanoscale, bismuth oxide experiences a variety of new physico-chemical properties because of its increased...

scholarly journals Aliphatic extractive effects on acetic acid catalysis of typical agricultural residues to xylo-oligosaccharide and enzymatic hydrolyzability of cellulose

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianming Guo ◽  
Kaixuan Huang ◽  
Rou Cao ◽  
Junhua Zhang ◽  
Yong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acid Catalysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Ethanol Extraction ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Aliphatic Compounds ◽  
Organic Solvent Extraction ◽  
Promising Application ◽  
Poplar Sawdust

Abstract Background Xylo-oligosaccharide is the spotlight of functional sugar that improves the economic benefits of lignocellulose biorefinery. Acetic acid acidolysis technology provides a promising application for xylo-oligosaccharide commercial production, but it is restricted by the aliphatic (wax-like) compounds, which cover the outer and inner surfaces of plants. Results We removed aliphatic compounds by extraction with two organic solvents. The benzene–ethanol extraction increased the yield of acidolyzed xylo-oligosaccharides of corncob, sugarcane bagasse, wheat straw, and poplar sawdust by 14.79, 21.05, 16.68, and 7.26% while ethanol extraction increased it by 11.88, 17.43, 1.26, and 13.64%, respectively. Conclusion The single ethanol extraction was safer, more environmentally friendly, and more cost-effective than benzene–ethanol solvent. In short, organic solvent extraction provided a promising auxiliary method for the selective acidolysis of herbaceous xylan to xylo-oligosaccharides, while it had minimal impact on woody poplar.

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