Valorization of date palm (phoenix dactylifera) fruit processing by-products and wastes using bioprocess technology-review
Joint Authors
Chandrasekaran, M.
Bahkali, Ali H.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2013), pp.105-120, 16 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
-The date palm Phoenix dactylifera has played an important role in the day-to-day life of the people for the last 7000 years.
Today worldwide production, utilization and industrialization of dates are continuously increasing since date fruits have earned great importance in human nutrition owing to their rich content of essential nutrients.
Tons of date palm fruit wastes are discarded daily by the date processing industries leading to environmental problems.
Wastes such as date pits represent an average of 10% of the date fruits.
Thus, there is an urgent need to find suitable applications for this waste.
In spite of several studies on date palm cultivation, their utilization and scope for utilizing date fruit in therapeutic applications, very few reviews are available and they are limited to the chemistry and pharmacology of the date fruits and phytochemical composition, nutritional significance and potential health benefits of date fruit consumption.
In this context, in the present review the prospects of valorization of these date fruit processing by-products and wastes’ employing fermentation and enzyme processing technologies towards total utilization of this valuable commodity for the production of biofuels, biopolymers, biosurfactants, organic acids, antibiotics, industrial enzymes and other possible industrial chemicals are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chandrasekaran, M.& Bahkali, Ali H.. 2013. Valorization of date palm (phoenix dactylifera) fruit processing by-products and wastes using bioprocess technology-review. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.105-120.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357831
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chandrasekaran, M.& Bahkali, Ali H.. Valorization of date palm (phoenix dactylifera) fruit processing by-products and wastes using bioprocess technology-review. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 20, no. 2 (Apr. 2013), pp.105-120.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357831
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chandrasekaran, M.& Bahkali, Ali H.. Valorization of date palm (phoenix dactylifera) fruit processing by-products and wastes using bioprocess technology-review. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2013. Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.105-120.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357831
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 118-120
Record ID
BIM-357831