National Laboratory of Nanotechnology LANOTEC, 1174-1200 Pavas, San José, Costa Rica.
School of Chemistry, National University of Costa Rica (UNA), 86-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica.
Molecules. 2020 Aug 23;25(17):3829. doi: 10.3390/molecules25173829.
On a worldwide scale, food demand is increasing as a consequence of global population growth. This makes companies push their food supply chains' limits with a consequent increase in generation of large amounts of untreated waste that are considered of no value to them. Biorefinery technologies offer a suitable alternative for obtaining high-value products by using unconventional raw materials, such as agro-industrial waste. Currently, most biorefineries aim to take advantage of specific residues (by either chemical, biotechnological, or physical treatments) provided by agro-industry in order to develop high-value products for either in-house use or for sale purposes. This article reviews the currently explored possibilities to apply biorefinery-known processes to banana agro-industrial waste in order to generate high-value products out of this residual biomass source. Firstly, the Central and Latin American context regarding biomass and banana residues is presented, followed by advantages of using banana residues as raw materials for the production of distinct biofuels, nanocellulose fibers, different bioplastics, and other high-value products Lastly, additional uses of banana biomass residues are presented, including energy generation and water treatment.
在全球范围内，由于全球人口增长，粮食需求正在增加。这使得企业将食品供应链的极限推到了极限，随之而来的是大量未经处理的废物的产生，而这些废物对他们来说没有任何价值。生物炼制技术为利用非常规原料（如农业工业废物）获得高价值产品提供了一个合适的选择。目前，大多数生物精炼厂的目标是利用农业工业提供的特定残留物（通过化学、生物技术或物理处理），以便为内部使用或销售目的开发高价值产品。本文综述了目前探索的将生物炼制已知工艺应用于香蕉农业工业废物的可能性，以从这种剩余生物质源中产生高价值产品。首先，介绍了中美洲和拉丁美洲的生物质和香蕉残渣情况，然后介绍了利用香蕉残渣作为生产不同生物燃料、纳米纤维素纤维、不同生物塑料和其他高价值产品的原料的优势。最后，介绍了香蕉生物质残渣的其他用途，包括能源生产和水处理。
