Exploring the potential of pullulan-based films and coatings for effective food preservation: A comprehensive analysis of properties, activation strategies and applications

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 260, С. 129479 - 129479

Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Structure, Diversity, Applications, and Future Frontiers in Sustainable Functional Materials

Polysaccharides, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(3), С. 241 - 287

Опубликована: Июль 13, 2024

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are a diverse class of biopolymers synthesized by microorganisms under environmental stress conditions, such as pH, temperature, light intensity, and salinity. They offer biodegradable environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic polymers. Their structural versatility functional properties make them unique in various industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, biomedicine, cosmetics, textiles, petroleum, remediation. In this way, among the well-known EPSs, homopolysaccharides like dextran, bacterial cellulose, curdlan, levan, well heteropolysaccharides xanthan gum, alginate, gellan, kefiran, have found widespread applications numerous fields. However, recent attention has focused on potential role extremophile bacteria producing EPSs with novel unusual protective biological features extreme conditions. Therefore, review provides an overview commonly employed EPSs. It emphasizes their importance industries scientific endeavors while highlighting raised interest exploring compositions, structures, properties, underexplored functionalities. Nevertheless, despite benefits challenges persist. Hence, discusses these challenges, explores opportunities, outlines future directions, focusing impact developing innovative, sustainable, materials.

Язык: Английский

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Optimization of pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans using semi-solid-state fermentation and artificial neural networks: Characterization and antibacterial activity of pullulan impregnated with Ag-TiO2 nanocomposite

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 269, С. 132109 - 132109

Опубликована: Май 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Microbial Biopolymers: From Production to Environmental Applications—A Review

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 5081 - 5081

Опубликована: Июнь 11, 2024

Industrial evolution and agricultural expansion, explained by continuing population growth, have rendered enormous problems for the world throughout past few decades, primarily because of waste generation. To reduce environmental impact dependence on fossil fuels, scientists explored replacing synthetic polymers with environmentally friendly sustainable alternatives in many emergent applications. In this regard, microbial biopolymers gained special attention. Many originating from various strains bacteria, fungi, algae been reported their possible applications increased rapidly. This review focuses wide range biopolymers, characteristics, factors influencing production. The present study also describes biopolymers. use these is very attractive as a value-added approach to wastewater treatment. By acting adsorbents, coagulants, flocculants well filters membrane processes, shine promising solutions beyond conventional methods. They can be integrated into stages treatment process, further enhancing efficiency Microbial biopolymer bioremediation soil stabilization are reviewed. Several studies demonstrated strong potential improvement due ability minimize permeability, eliminate heavy metals, stabilize soil, limit erosion. Challenges related scaling up downstream processing its future perspectives applications, discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Recent advance on the production of microbial exopolysaccharide from waste materials

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Review of Bio-Based Biodegradable Polymers: Smart Solutions for Sustainable Food Packaging

Foods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(19), С. 3027 - 3027

Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2024

Conventional passive packaging plays a crucial role in food manufacturing by protecting foods from various external influences. Most materials are polymer-based plastics derived fossil carbon sources, which favored for their versatility, aesthetic appeal, and cost-effectiveness. However, the extensive use of these poses significant environmental challenges due to fossil-based origins persistence environment. Global plastic consumption is expected nearly triple 2060, exacerbating ecological crisis. Moreover, globalization has increased access diverse range around world, heightening importance providing healthier safer with extended shelf life. In response challenges, there growing shift eco-friendly active that not only protects but also preserves authentic qualities food, surpassing roles conventional packaging. This article provides comprehensive review on viability, benefits, implementing bio-based biodegradable polymers packaging, dual goals sustainability extending

Язык: Английский

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Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oils extracted from bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) leaves and its application in skincare products: A review

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 54, С. 102930 - 102930

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting microbial exopolysaccharides: a biocompatible and sustainable polymeric material for multifaceted biomedical applications

3 Biotech, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4)

Опубликована: Март 4, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The potential of lignocellulosic biomass for magnetic solid phase extraction of naproxen from saliva samples

Analytical Methods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(13), С. 1870 - 1879

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Magnetic biochars from almond, walnut, and peanut shells present a groundbreaking method for efficient naproxen extraction saliva.

Язык: Английский

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Lignocellulosic materials valorization in second generation biorefineries: an opportunity to produce fungal biopigments

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 20

Опубликована: Май 30, 2024

Second generation biorefineries play an important role in the production of renewable energy and fuels, utilizing forest agro-industrial residues by-products as raw materials. The integration novel bioproducts, such as: xylitol, β-carotene, xylooligosaccharides, biopigments into biorefinery's portfolio can offer economic benefits valorization lignocellulosic materials, particularly cellulosic hemicellulosic fractions. Fungal biopigments, known for their additional antioxidant antimicrobial properties, are appealing to consumers have applications various industrial sectors, including food pharmaceuticals. use materials carbon nutrient sources growth medium helps reduce costs, increasing competitiveness fungal market. In addition, implementation biopigment allows utilization underutilized fractions, hemicellulose, value-added bioproducts. This study deals with potential second order diversify produced biomolecules together generation. A comprehensive critical review recent literature on this topic has been conducted, covering major possible general aspects biorefineries, incorporation biorefineries.

Язык: Английский

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