| Title | Olive Trees By-Products as Sources of Bioactive and Other Industrially Useful Compounds: A Systematic Review |
| Abstract | The need to produce an ever-increasing quantity of material products and food resulting from the planet globalization process has contributed to the spread of modern agriculture based on a linear production resulting in the generation of tons of waste. This huge amount of waste is generally accumulated in landfills, causing different environmental problems. Hence, researchers moved on to study the processes used to recover agro-industrial by-products within a circular and sustainable bio-economy concept. A systematic quest on Scopus and PubMed databases was performed to identify the data available to date on recycling agro-industrial by-products of Olea europaea L. This systematic review summarizes the knowledge regarding the use of olive trees by-products for producing animal feed, biocomposites, bioethanol, cellulose pulp, activated carbon, and as a fuel source for energy production. Furthermore, the data regarding the potential biological activity of extracts from olive roots, wood, bark, and pruning were analyzed. Olive trees by-products are, indeed, rich in molecules with antioxidant, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, and anticancer activity, representing a promising candidate for treat several human diseases. |
| Source | Molecules (Basel, Online) |
| Keywords | specialized metabolites; bioactivity; circular economy |
| Journal | Molecules (Basel, Online) |
| Editor | Molecules/MDPI, Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.3390/molecules26165081 |
| Authors | Valentina Lo Giudice , Immacolata Faraone, Maria Roberta Bruno, Maria Ponticelli,Fabiana Labanca,Donatella Bisaccia, Carmine Massarelli, Luigi Milella, andLuigi Todaro |
| Text | 455959 2021 10.3390/molecules26165081 specialized metabolites; bioactivity; circular economy Olive Trees By Products as Sources of Bioactive and Other Industrially Useful Compounds A Systematic Review Valentina Lo Giudice , Immacolata Faraone, Maria Roberta Bruno, Maria Ponticelli,Fabiana Labanca,Donatella Bisaccia, Carmine Massarelli, Luigi Milella, andLuigi Todaro School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, V.le dell AteneoLucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy 2 Department of Science, University of Basilicata, V.le dell Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy 3 Spinoff BioActiPlant s.r.l., Department of Science, University of Basilicata, V.le dell Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy 4 Italian National Research Council Water Research Institute, Viale F. De Blasio 5, 70123 Bari, Italy The need to produce an ever increasing quantity of material products and food resulting from the planet globalization process has contributed to the spread of modern agriculture based on a linear production resulting in the generation of tons of waste. This huge amount of waste is generally accumulated in landfills, causing different environmental problems. Hence, researchers moved on to study the processes used to recover agro industrial by products within a circular and sustainable bio economy concept. A systematic quest on Scopus and PubMed databases was performed to identify the data available to date on recycling agro industrial by products of Olea europaea L. This systematic review summarizes the knowledge regarding the use of olive trees by products for producing animal feed, biocomposites, bioethanol, cellulose pulp, activated carbon, and as a fuel source for energy production. Furthermore, the data regarding the potential biological activity of extracts from olive roots, wood, bark, and pruning were analyzed. Olive trees by products are, indeed, rich in molecules with antioxidant, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, and anticancer activity, representing a promising candidate for treat several human diseases. Published version https //www.mdpi.com/1420 3049/26/16/5081 Articolo in rivista Molecules/MDPI, Molecular Diversity Preservation International 1420 3049 Molecules Basel, Online Molecules Basel, Online Molecules Basel, Online Molecules. Basel, Online BISACCIA DONATELLA carmine.massarelli MASSARELLI CARMINE |
