Develo** sustainable agriculture systems in medicinal and aromatic plant production by using chitosan and chitin-based biostimulants

W Sun, MH Shahrajabian, SA Petropoulos… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is illustrated in research as a stimulant of plant tolerance and resistance that
promotes natural defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stressors, and its use may …

[HTML][HTML] Crustacean shell waste derived chitin and chitin nanomaterials for application in agriculture, food, and health–A review

S Ngasotter, KAM Xavier, MM Meitei… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin, a widely available natural polymer, is the fundamental structural component of
crustacean shells. The crustacean processing industry produces a lot of shell waste each …

Green fabrication of pore-modulated carbon aerogels using a biological template for high-energy density supercapacitors

Y Sun, D Xu, Z He, Z Zhang, L Fan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Pore modulation of carbon structures with low cost is of great importance for promoting the
large-scale application of advanced supercapacitors. Herein, we innovatively propose a …

Dynamic correlated effects of electricity prices, biomass energy, and technological innovation in Tunisia's energy transition

S Li, J Cifuentes-Faura, B Talbi, M Sadiq… - Utilities Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The current paper reviews the interconnectedness between electricity prices, economic
growth, natural gas consumption, biomass energy and technological innovation in Tunisia …

Descriptive review on conversion of waste residues into valuable bionanocomposites for a circular bioeconomy

NP Dalbanjan, MP Eelager, K Korgaonkar… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review investigates the utilization of waste residues as a fundamental feedstock for the
production of bionanocomposites, thereby contributing to establishing a circular economy …

A review on extraction of polysaccharides from crustacean wastes and their environmental applications

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, D Yuvaraj… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disposal of biodegradable waste of seashells leads to an environmental imbalance. A
tremendous amount of wastes produced from flourishing shell fish industries while preparing …

Green technologies for bio-refinery in marine crustacean shell valorisation from chitin perspective

W Dong, J Tang, J Cropotova, DW Sun… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The surge in global seafood processing has led to a significant increase in by-
products and side streams, including the shells of crustaceans like shrimp, crab, and lobster …

Synergistic chitin-zinc nanocomposites from shrimp shell waste: characterization, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties

A Aouadi, DH Saoud, SE Laouini, A Rebiai… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
This study presented an innovative approach to create chitin-based nanocomposites by
repurposing shrimp shell waste, focusing on the integration of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO …

Biopolymer‑carbonaceous composites, progress, and adsorptive mitigation of water pollutants

I Khan, N Ali, Z **g, A Khan, F Ali, F Hhan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitin is the second most abundant natural biopolymer, which is composed of N-acetyl
glucosamine units linked by β-(1→ 4) Chitosan is an N-deacetylated product of chitin …

Chitinases: expanding the boundaries of knowledge beyond routinized chitin degradation.

JO Unuofin, OA Odeniyi, OS Majengbasan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Chitinases, enzymes that degrade chitin, have long been studied for their role in various
biological processes. They play crucial roles in the moulting process of invertebrates, the …