The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

This study analyses the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of citrus peel waste and
discusses the systems for its valorisation. Citrus peel waste (CPW) is the main residue of the …

Increasing demand for fuels and chemicals, driven by factors including over-population, the
threat of global warming and the scarcity of fossil resources, strains our resource system and …

Food waste represents a significantly fraction of municipal solid waste. Proper management
and recycling of huge volumes of food waste are required to reduce its environmental …

Dwindling petroleum resources and increasing environmental concerns have stimulated the
production of platform chemicals via biochemical processes through the use of renewable …

Food agro-industrial by-products mainly include peels, seeds, stems, bagasse, kernels, and
husk, derived during food processing. Due to their overproduction and the lack of …

Moving toward a more sustainable development, a pivotal role is played by circular
economy and a smarter waste management. Industrial wastes from plants offer a wide …

Pectin is a complex versatile heteropolysaccharide of great importance to food,
pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. It is widely used in the food industry due to its …

(+)-Limonene is a renewable chemical with numerous and growing applications. Its
traditional uses such as flavor, fragrance and green solvent are rapidly expanding to include …

The recent advances and future perspectives in the complete valorization of citrus
processing waste (CPW), a by-product of citrus processing industries, are presented in this …