Banana Peels Valorization
Sustainable and Eco-friendly Applications
- 1st Edition - May 21, 2024
- Editors: Mejdi Jeguirim, Besma Khiari
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 9 3 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 9 3 8 - 4
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Request a sales quoteBanana Peels Valorization: Sustainable and Eco-friendly Applications provides a global overview of world production, physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of Banana Peels and the various pathways for their valorization, considering the advantages, disadvantages and factors impacting on each way of valorization. Each chapter deals with sustainable applications based on the sector category. Such structure helps the audience from a specific field to easily identify the specific application. Successful case study of a banana processing by-products valorization is also presented.
Written by a team of interdisciplinary experts, this is the ultimate valuable resource for agricultural or food engineers who work in the banana groves and in the banana processing industry, and also for Researchers working in correlated areas of food, environmental and energy fields.
- Provides a global overview of world production, physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of banana peels
- Explores banana tree and fruit wastes including their quantification and classification
- Discusses each sustainable application of banana peels in a specific chapter based on the sector category
Agricultural or food engineers who work in the banana groves and in the banana processing industry and are seeking to improve their by-products management by actively utilizing them in effective applications, Researchers working in the edge of food, environmental and energy fields, Food scientists and technologists, Energy, Environmental, agricultural and chemical engineers, Agriculturists, crop cultivators, agricultural engineers, farming specialists, biologists, Professional working in the food and fruit processing industry, Researchers, specialists, chemical engineers and professionals working in the agro-food processing industry, New product developers in the food and agricultural industry, Graduates and post-graduate level multi-discipline courses dealing with agricultural science, food technology, environmental, energy, waste valorization, sustainability, and chemical engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Chapter one. Banana peels: identification, quantification, and characterization
- Abstract
- 1.1 Banana production geography
- 1.2 Banana identification
- 1.3 Potent banana cultivar valorization
- 1.4 Banana peel application
- 1.5 Quantification
- 1.6 Characterization of banana peels
- 1.7 Banana peel polysaccharides
- 1.8 Functional properties of fiber from banana peels extracted
- 1.9 Banana peels fiber for starch-based biosubstance
- 1.10 Opportunities and challenges of banana peels for food applications
- 1.11 Banana peel waste characterization for animal feed
- 1.12 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter two. Banana peels in livestock breeding
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Nutrition factors affecting livestock breeding
- 2.3 Banana cultivation and bromatological composition of banana peel
- 2.4 Antinutrient in banana peel
- 2.5 Dietary application of banana peel for livestock breeding
- 2.6 Different processing of banana peel into animal feed
- 2.7 Practical considerations
- 2.8 Limitation
- 2.9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter three. Extraction and formulation of valuable components from banana peels
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Valuable phytochemical components of banana peel
- 3.3 Extraction and quantification of bioactive compounds from banana peels
- 3.4 Current research focus, future trends, and concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter four. Bio-based materials
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Bio-based materials from banana peels
- 4.3 Summary
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter five. Banana peel biochar as an alternative nutrient source for plant productivity and sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Production of banana peel biochars
- 5.3 Characterization of banana peel biochars
- 5.4 Biochar agricultural applications
- 5.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter six. Biofertilizer and biocompost prepared from banana peels for agricultural applications
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Use of banana peels as biofertilizers
- 6.3 Use of banana peels as biocompost
- 6.4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter seven. Banana wastes turning into values: valorization for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Heavy metals removal by banana wastes
- 7.3 Organics removal by banana wastes
- 7.4 Involved mechanisms
- 7.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter eight. Banana peel-derived carbonaceous materials for environmental applications
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Elimination of gaseous pollutants by adsorption on carbonaceous materials
- 8.3 Catalytic elimination of gaseous pollutants by carbonaceous materials
- 8.4 Miscellaneous catalytic applications
- 8.5 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter nine. Porous carbon derived from activated banana peels for energy storage and conversion application
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Application of banana peel-derived carbon materials in electrochemical capacitors
- 9.3 Applications of banana peel–derived carbon materials in batteries
- 9.4 Application of banana peel–derived carbon materials in electrocatalysis
- 9.5 Conclusion and outlook
- References
- Chapter ten. Biogas, bioethanol and biodiesel production from banana peels
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Biogas production
- 10.3 Bioethanol production
- 10.4 Biodiesel production
- 10.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter eleven. Banana peel thermochemical conversion
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Banana peels biomass preparation and characterization
- 11.3 Thermochemical conversion of banana peel
- 11.4 Modeling and economic analysis
- 11.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter twelve. The biorefinery concept for the industrial valorization of banana peels
- Abstract
- 12.1 Banana peels’ potential based on the chemical characterization
- 12.2 Biorefineries: design and trends
- 12.3 Combined conceptual and ptimization approach
- 12.4 Recent trends in biorefineries
- 12.5 Bioactive compounds
- 12.6 Proteins
- 12.7 Biosurfactants
- 12.8 Biorefineries with multiple raw materials
- 12.9 Banana peels’ valorization applying the biorefinery concept: study cases involving economic evaluation
- 12.10 Multifeedstock biorefinery: banana peels and avocado residues upgrading
- 12.11 Butanol production and valorization
- 12.12 Biogas production: dry versus wet and the integration in biorefinery systems
- 12.13 Plantain flour and bioethanol production: economic performance in different countries
- 12.14 The role of banana peels’ valorization on the implementation of a bioeconomy model
- 12.15 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 394
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 21, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323959377
- eBook ISBN: 9780323959384
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Mejdi Jeguirim
Dr. Mejdi Jeguirim is a Professor at the University of Haute Alsace (France) in the field of energy, process engineering, and kinetics modeling. He has two main research interests, namely biomass valorization (pyrolysis, gasification, and combustion) and exhaust gas treatment (NOx and soot abatement as well as volatile organic compounds’ elimination). He is a prolific author of journal articles and book chapters and is a member of the editorial board of the following international journals: Energy (Elsevier), Energies (MDPI), Energy for Sustainable Development (Elsevier), Biofuels (Taylor & Francis), International Journal of Green Energy (Taylor & Francis). He has received the French National Research Excellence Award for researchers with a high level of scientific activity for the 2009-2012, 2013-2016, 2017-2020 and 2021-2024 periods. Since 2019, Dr. Jeguirim has been added to the World’s Top 2% Scientists list established by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. For Elsevier, he is also the series editor of the Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies series.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Institut de Sciences des Matériaux, Université de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, FranceBK
Besma Khiari
Dr. Besma Khiari is a Professor at the University of Carthage (Tunisia) in the field of energy and environment processes, applied mainly to wastes. Recovery from urban, agricultural and industrial wastes is the main objective of the different papers, books, academic supervisions and industrial projects, she took part in. Her expertise in the area best met the needs and expectations of professionals such as engineering companies, design offices, health services, environmental businesses and units.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Carthage, Tunis, TunisiaRead Banana Peels Valorization on ScienceDirect