Integrated biorefinery development for pomegranate peel: Prospects for the production of fuel, chemicals and bioactive molecules

K B Arun; Aravind Madhavan; A N Anoopkumar; A Surendhar; Laya Liz Kuriakose; Archana Tiwari; Ranjna Sirohi; Mohammed Kuddus; Sharrel Rebello; Mukesh Kumar Awasthi; Sunita Varjani; R Reshmy; Embalil Mathachan Aneesh; Parameswaran Binod; Raveendran Sindhu

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127833

Integrated biorefinery development for pomegranate peel: Prospects for the production of fuel, chemicals and bioactive molecules

Bioresour Technol. 2022 Oct:362:127833. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127833. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India.
² School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam, Kerala 690525, India.
³ Centre for Research in Emerging Tropical Diseases (CRET-D), Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
⁴ Department of Food Technology, T K M Institute of Technology, Kollam 691 505, Kerala, India.
⁵ Diatom Research Laboratory, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201 301, India.
⁶ Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136713, 11 Republic of Korea; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226 029, Uttar Pradesh, India.
⁷ Department of Biochemistry, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁸ School of Food Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India.
⁹ College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712 100, China.
¹⁰ Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382 010, India.
¹¹ Department of Science and Humanities, Providence College of Engineering, Chengannur 689 122, Kerala, India.
¹² Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.
¹³ Department of Food Technology, T K M Institute of Technology, Kollam 691 505, Kerala, India. Electronic address: sindhur@tkmit.ac.in.

PMID: 36029981
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127833

Abstract

Current experimental evidence has revealed that pomegranate peel is a significant source of essential bio compounds, and many of them can be transformed into valorized products. Pomegranate peel can also be used as feedstock to produce fuels and biochemicals. We herein review this pomegranate peel conversion technology and the prospective valorized product that can be synthesized from this frequently disposed fruit waste. The review also discusses its usage as a carbon substrate to synthesize bioactive compounds like phenolics, flavonoids and its use in enzyme biosynthesis. Based on reported experimental evidence, it is apparent that pomegranate peel has a large number of applications, and therefore, the development of an integrated biorefinery concept to use pomegranate peel will aid in effectively utilizing its significant advantages. The biorefinery method displays a promising approach for efficiently using pomegranate peel; nevertheless, further studies should be needed in this area.

Keywords: Bioactives; Biofertilizer; Biofuel; Biorefinery; Pomegranate peel.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antioxidants / analysis
Fruit / chemistry
Lythraceae* / chemistry
Plant Extracts / chemistry
Pomegranate*
Prospective Studies

Substances

Antioxidants
Plant Extracts