A critical review on pineapple (Ananas comosus) wastes for water treatment, challenges and future prospects towards circular economy

T Van Tran, DTC Nguyen, TTT Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Each year, nearly 30 million tons of pineapple fruit are harvested for food and drinking
industries, along with the release of a huge amount of pineapple wastes. Without the proper …

A comprehensive review on nanocatalysts and nanobiocatalysts for biodiesel production in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and USA

HI Mahdi, NN Ramlee, JL da Silva Duarte, YS Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an alternative to fossil-derived diesel with similar properties and several
environmental benefits. Biodiesel production using conventional catalysts such as …

Biochar derived from pineapple leaf non-fibrous materials and its adsorption capability for pesticides

A Srikhaow, EE Win, T Amornsakchai, T Kiatsiriroat… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Non-fibrous materials (NFMs) are typically discarded during pineapple leaf fiber processing.
The underutilized NFM waste was proposed for use in this work as a raw material for the …

Study on the application of shell-activated carbon for the adsorption of dyes and antibiotics

J Wang, R Wang, J Ma, Y Sun - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we prepared homemade fruit shell-activated carbon (SAC) with efficient
adsorption of new pollutants and used it in the removal of methylene blue dye (MB) and …

Nature's waste turned savior: Optimizing pineapple peel–based activated carbon for effective Remazol Brilliant Violet dye adsorption using response surface …

NA Rosli, MA Ahmad, TU Noh - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The novelty of this work demonstrated a sustainable and low–cost approach to producing
pineapple peel activated carbon (PiPAC) and utilizing the pyrolysis process for wastewater …

Pineapple peel–derived carbon for adsorptive removal of dyes

NA Rosli, MA Ahmad, TU Noh, NA Ahmad - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pineapple peel activated carbon (PiPAC) showed remarkable adsorption capacities for
methylene blue (MB) and methyl red (MR) dyes as a result of its high porosity …

Biomass degradation: Challenges and strategies in extraction and fractionation of hemicellulose

NIW Azelee, HI Mahdi, YS Cheng, N Nordin, RM Illias… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Extraction and fractionation of hemicellulose from complex lignocellulosic biomass are
crucial steps to acquiring purified hemicellulose that can probably used in biofuel and …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the Valorization Potential of Pineapple Waste to obtain value-added products towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy

SL Paz-Arteaga, E Cadena-Chamorro… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is one of the most commercialized tropical fruits
worldwide. Its high processing and consumption generate huge quantities of organic waste …

Application of pineapple waste to the removal of toxic contaminants: A review

BG Fouda-Mbanga, Z Tywabi-Ngeva - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of pollutants in large swaths of water is among the most pressing
environmental issues of our time. This is mainly due to the inappropriate disposal of …

Application and challenge of woody biomass composites in water treatment

G Zheng, Z Li, Y Zhang, X Huang, P Fu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Wood has multi-scale, multi-level and abundant pore structure. This hierarchical porous
structure creates natural conditions for the development of new water treatment materials …