Biotechnological reuse of fruit residues as a rational strategy for agro-industrial resources

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Bruno Alexandre de Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Correia, Roberta Targino Pinto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/45401; http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242010000200010
• topic: Pineapple guava; Fruit residues; Solid substrate; Bioprocessing

Brazil, one of the largest agricultural producers in the world, has managed in recent years to significantly improve its production. However, in response to this advance in the agro-industrial sector, the generation of agro-industrial residues or sub-products has also increased, and its improper disposal may have a strong environmental impact, in addition to causing losses of raw materials and energy. In this context, the use of these residues as substrates for the production of high value-added compounds using semi-solid fermentation has been studied. Thus, the aim of this study was the physical-chemical characterization of pineapple and guava residues and their potential reuse in semi-solid cultivation. The results show that both residues are sources of bio-usable nutrients after a number of operational parameters of the bioprocess of choice are adjusted.