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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Transforming Agricultural Waste from Mediterranean Fruits into Renewable Materials and Products with a Circular and Digital Approach.

Antonella Castagna, Aouatif Aboudia, Amine Guendouz, Carmen Scieuzo, Patrizia Falabella, Julia Matthes, Markus Schmid, David Drissner, Florent Allais, Morad Chadni and 16 more

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Antonella CastagnaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6481-4570
Aouatif AboudiaBioresources and Food Safety Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 549, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.
Amine GuendouzAgrobiotechnology and Bioengineering Center, CNRST-Labeled Research Unit (Agro Biotech-URL-CNRST-05 Center), Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 549, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.
Carmen ScieuzoDepartment of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5540-0712
Patrizia FalabellaDepartment of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0304-6867
Julia MatthesSustainable Packaging Institute SPI, Faculty of Life Sciences, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Anthon-Günther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0505-8503
Markus SchmidSustainable Packaging Institute SPI, Faculty of Life Sciences, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Anthon-Günther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9435-7953
David DrissnerSustainable Packaging Institute SPI, Faculty of Life Sciences, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Anthon-Günther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1173-749X
Florent AllaisURD Agro-Biotechnologie Industrielles, CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4132-6210
Morad ChadniURD Agro-Biotechnologie Industrielles, CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3758-1967
Christian CravottoURD Agro-Biotechnologie Industrielles, CEBB, AgroParisTech, 51110 Pomacle, France.
Julia SengeDepartment of Food Informatics and Computational Science Hub, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1467-9889
Christian KrupitzerDepartment of Food Informatics and Computational Science Hub, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7275-0738
Ilaria CanesiNext Technology Tecnotessile Società Nazionale di Ricerca R.L., 59100 Prato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8313-3914
Daniele SpinelliNext Technology Tecnotessile Società Nazionale di Ricerca R.L., 59100 Prato, Italy.
Fadoua DriraEcole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3038, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-6706-4218
Hajer Ben HlimaEcole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3038, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-3641-9818
Slim AbdelkafiEcole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3038, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-1314-0523
Ioannis KonstantinouDepartment of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Triantafyllos AlbanisDepartment of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Paraskevi YfantiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0202-7752
Marilena E LekkaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8667-4927
Andrea LazzeriDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9463-1502
Laura AliottaDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1876-5995
Vito GiganteDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3896-9629
Maria-Beatrice ColtelliDepartment of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0418-8974

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Mediterranean area is one of the major global producers of agricultural food. However, along the entire supply chain-from farming to food distribution and consumption-food waste represents a significant fraction. Additionally, plant waste residues generated during the cultivation of specific fruits and vegetables must also be considered. This heterogeneous biomass is a valuable source of bioactive compounds and materials that can be transformed into high-performance functional products. By analyzing technical and scientific literature, this review identifies extraction, composite production, and bioconversion as the main strategies for valorizing agricultural by-products and waste. The advantages of these approaches as well as efficiency gains through digitalization are discussed, along with their potential applications in the Mediterranean region to support new research activities and bioeconomic initiatives. Moreover, the review highlights the challenges and disadvantages associated with waste valorization, providing a critical comparison of different studies to offer a comprehensive perspective on the topic. The objective of this review is to evaluate the potential of agricultural waste valorization, identifying effective strategies while also considering their limitations, to contribute to the development of sustainable and innovative solutions in Mediterranean bioeconomy.

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biobased materialsbiocompositesbioconversioncircular economydigitalizationextractioninsectsperishable fruitsplant waste residues

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PMID40271629
PMCPMC11989941

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