Extraction of bioactive compounds and essential oils from mediterranean herbs by conventional and green innovative techniques: A review

J Giacometti, DB Kovačević, P Putnik, D Gabrić… - Food research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Market interest in aromatic plants from the Mediterranean is continuously growing mainly
due to their medicinal and bioactive compounds (BACs) with other valuable constituents …

Sustainable environmental management and valorization options for olive mill byproducts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

A Khdair, G Abu-Rumman - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cultivation of olive trees and olive oil production have been considered as a legacy for the
Mediterranean region. This custom represents a very important benefit for many nations in …

Implementation of phenols recovered from olive mill wastewater as UV booster in cosmetics

CM Galanakis, P Tsatalas, IM Galanakis - Industrial Crops and Products, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study investigates the application of different concentrations of phenols
(recovered from olive mill wastewater) as UV booster in cosmetics. The spectrums (220–400 …

Circular bioeconomy for olive oil waste and by-product valorisation: Actors' strategies and conditions in the Mediterranean area

M Donner, Y Erraach, F López-I-Gelats… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy and bioeconomy can contribute to transitioning towards more
sustainable production and consumption in the olive oil sector. This article is the first to …

Biomethane recovery from olive mill residues through anaerobic digestion: A review of the state of the art technology

A Messineo, MP Maniscalco, R Volpe - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Residues from production of olive oil are generated yearly in great amounts, both in liquid
and solid forms. Different waste treatment systems were proposed in literature, to minimize …

Innovative circular business models in the olive oil sector for sustainable mediterranean agrifood systems

M Donner, I Radić - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering the large amounts of harmful waste produced in the Mediterranean olive sector,
entrepreneurial initiatives creating value from olive waste and by-products via circular bio …

Metal-free activated biochar as an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst in single chamber microbial fuel cells

TP Sciarria, MAC de Oliveira, B Mecheri… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-free catalysts are promising candidates for Bio-electrochemical Systems (BESs) due
to their high surface area, chemical stability, good electrical conductivity, and enhanced …

Green extraction approach for the recovery of polyphenols from Croatian olive leaves (Olea europea)

P Putnik, FJ Barba, I Španić, Z Zorić… - Food and Bioproducts …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) is shown as an innovative green technology for the
effective extraction of the various phytochemicals from food by-products, therefore the aims …

A review of biopower and mitigation potential of competing pyrolysis methods

CC Kung, CJ Fei, BA McCarl, X Fan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis can be used to produce renewable energy and offset greenhouse gas emissions.
While the biopower potential of pyrolysis has been widely analyzed, agronomic and …

Implementation of circular business models for olive oil waste and by-product valorization

M Donner, I Radić, Y Erraach, F El Hadad-Gauthier - Resources, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mediterranean olive oil producers have multiple incentives for adopting circular business
models and better resource management, facing water scarcity and huge amounts of waste …