| Texto completo | |
| Autor(es): |
Llanos, Jaiber Humberto Rodriguez
;
Rayo-Mendez, Lina Maria
;
Brienzo, Michel
Número total de Autores: 3
|
| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT; v. 33, n. 10, p. 32-pg., 2025-09-02. |
| Resumo | |
Fruit and vegetable wastes represent a rich source of unconventional carbohydrates with applications in pharmaceuticals, packaging, tissue engineering, and other industrial sectors, offering sustainability, cost-effectiveness, health benefits, and support for a circular economy. While common starch serves as the main source of dietary energy, non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs), such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin, have diverse glycosidic bonds and complex architectures that render them indigestible by humans. These NSPs, which constitute the plant cell wall, are valued for their functional properties, including modulation of the gut microbiota and antioxidant activity. This review provides a detailed comparison between NSPs extracted from fruit and vegetable waste and those obtained from conventional sources. We demonstrated that NSPs obtained from food waste have significant advantages in terms of extraction efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact, while maintaining essential functional and structural characteristics. Their versatility is reinforced by innovative applications as excipients in drug delivery systems, wound-healing scaffolds, biodegradable packaging, bioadhesives, flocculants, and adsorbents. Additionally, using agro-industrial residues as raw materials reduces dependence on primary resources, minimizes waste generation, and promotes sustainable development. We describe both established and emerging green extraction techniques and correlate the molecular characteristics of NSPs with their performance in pharmaceuticals, tissue engineering, and controlled-release agents. Taken together, these insights reinforce the key role of NSPs derived from fruits and vegetables in advancing a truly circular economy. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 21/10839-4 - Citricultura sustentável pela liberação controlada de compostos antibacterianos a partir de formulações baseadas em microgéis |
| Beneficiário: | Henrique Ferreira |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |
| Processo FAPESP: | 24/06991-3 - Carreadores biodegradáveis de liberação controlada a base de polissacarídeos como elementos alternativos em aplicações agrícolas |
| Beneficiário: | Michel Brienzo |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular |
| Processo FAPESP: | 23/06702-9 - Desenvolvimento de Biogel de Quitosana para Carreamento de Eugenol no Combate ao Cancro Cítrico: produção em escala e avaliação em campo |
| Beneficiário: | Jaiber Humberto Rodriguez Llanos |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado |