Onion waste based-biorefinery for sustainable generation of value-added products

Narashans Alok Sagar; Yogesh Kumar; Ramveer Singh; C Nickhil; Deepak Kumar; Praveen Sharma; Hari Om Pandey; Suvarna Bhoj; Ayon Tarafdar

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127870

Onion waste based-biorefinery for sustainable generation of value-added products

Bioresour Technol. 2022 Oct:362:127870. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127870. Epub 2022 Aug 29.

Authors

Narashans Alok Sagar¹, Yogesh Kumar², Ramveer Singh³, C Nickhil⁴, Deepak Kumar⁵, Praveen Sharma⁶, Hari Om Pandey⁷, Suvarna Bhoj⁷, Ayon Tarafdar⁸

Affiliations

¹ Division of Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122, India.
² Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, Sonipat, Haryana 131 029, India.
³ Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, Uttarakhand 249 404, India.
⁴ Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam 784 028, India.
⁵ Division of Food Technology, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana 121 004, India.
⁶ Department of Botany, Rotary Institute of Management and Technology, Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh 244 412, India.
⁷ Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122, India.
⁸ Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122, India. Electronic address: ayontarafdar@gmail.com.

PMID: 36049716
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127870

Abstract

Waste derived from the onion processing sector can be harnessed for the production of organic acids, polyphenols, polysachharides, biofuels and pigments. To sustainably utilize onion processing residues, different biorefinery strategies such as enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and hydrothermal carbonization have been widely investigated. This review discusses the recent advances in the biorefinery approaches used for valorization of onion processing waste followed by the production of different value-added products from diverse classes of onion waste. The review also highlights the current challenges faced by the bioprocessing sector for the utilization of onion processing waste and perspectives to tackle them.

Keywords: Bioactives; Biofuel; Biorefinery; Onion waste; Organic acids.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acids
Biofuels* / analysis
Fermentation
Onions*
Waste Products

Substances

Acids
Biofuels
Waste Products