Pineapple leaves waste — a potential feedstock for production of value-added products in biorefinery

Pineapple leaves waste biorefinery

Authors

  • Reetu Saini 1Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157 Taiwan
  • Dr. Reeta Rani Singhania 1. Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157 Taiwan 2. Sustainable Environment Research Center, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City-81157, Taiwan 3. Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226 029, India
  • Chiu-Wen Chen 1Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157 Taiwan 2. Sustainable Environment Research Center, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City-81157, Taiwan
  • Anil Kumar Patel 1. Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157 Taiwan 2. Sustainable Environment Research Center, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City-81157, Taiwan 3. Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226 029, India
  • Dr. Jitendra Kumar Saini Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana-123031, India
  • Ajeet Singh Chauhan 1Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, 81157 Taiwan
  • Chengi-Di Dong NKUST, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijeb.v61i10.1795

Keywords:

Bioethanol, Biorefinery products, Feedstock, Lignocellulosic biomass, Oligosaccharides, Organic leather, Paper, Pulp, Pineapple leaves waste

Abstract

The pineapple leaves (PL) left over in the fields after pineapple harvest or burnt out, generate waste which contributes to the release of greenhouse gases. As pineapple is one of the most harvested crops in the world, the quantity of pineapple trash and its disposal methods are challenging. The composition of PL waste makes it unique to encounter the increasing demand for renewable energy and other useful products. This review is focused on the production of different biorefinery products and miscellaneous products from PL waste. The high cellulose content in PL makes it a potential feedstock for the production of different biorefinery products like bioethanol, oligosaccharides, nitrocellulose, and humic acid apart from this, waste is also useful for the production of different products like pineapple leaf fibres, fake eyelashes, organic leather, pulp and paper. Although the opportunities, future perspectives, and challenges concerning PL waste utilization to value-added goods were also addressed. It has been demonstrated that pineapple waste conversions lower waste creation, and the products produced by the conversion would promote the ‘waste-to-wealth’ notion.

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Published

29-09-2023

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 10 (2023): IJEB OCTOBER 2023

Section

Review

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