Conceptualization of a biorefinery for guishe revalorization

Jiménez, Lourdes Díaz; Carlos-Hernández, S.; Rodríguez, Diana Jasso de; Rodrı́guez-Garcı́a, R.

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.06.004

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“…The biorefinery model proposed by [ 2 ] separated saponins (26.0%) from other phytochemicals (10.4%). The extraction yields for phytochemicals (35.69 ± 5.09%) and the polyphenolic specific recovery range (12.28 ± 2.99%) obtained in this study agree with the phytochemical fraction previously estimated [ 2 ].…”

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“…Inhabitants of arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico empirically harvest the Agave lechuguilla Torr. (Asparagaceae), locally known as lechuguilla, as a common-pool resource for its fiber ( ixtle ), which is used to manufacture diverse items, brushes, ropes, carpets, and textiles [ 1 , 2 ]. Since the 1970s, fiber exploitation has been intensified, mainly for exportation (93%), providing subsistence incomes to more than 20,000 farmer families [ 3 , 4 , 5 ].…”

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“…The annual production of fiber is concentrated in six states of Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, Durango, and Tamaulipas) and reaches around 55.98 kg/ha [ 12 ]. However, the manual or mechanical shredding of the leaves results in material consisting of 15% fiber ( ixtle ) and 85% wasted plant residue ( guishe ), representing over 150 thousand tons of residual biomass each year [ 2 , 13 ]. This abundant agro-residue does not have commercial value and is discarded, leading to ecological issues [ 2 , 9 ].…”

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“…In addition, the antioxidant capacity and anti-carcinogenic potential of the flavonoids found in A. lechuguilla ethanolic extracts have been evidenced [ 35 ]. However, most of these studies use the entire leaves of the cogollo , which is a disadvantage because of its competition with the fiber market [ 2 , 38 ]. Hence, the conceptualization of a biorefinery promotes the use of A. lechuguilla agro-residue to generate a wide range of high added-value co-products [ 2 ].…”

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“…Thus, understanding plant response to water availability, nutrients, and further abiotic and biotic conditions could provide valuable information for crop management. In addition to crop development within the biorefinery scheme [ 2 ], added-value products are needed to improve economic feasibility of the bioenergy processes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the bioactive flavonoid contents of the lechuguilla agro-residue collected in three productive localities of northeastern Mexico.…”

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High Throughput Profiling of Flavonoid Abundance in Agave lechuguilla Residue-Valorizing under Explored Mexican Plant

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Agave lechuguilla waste biomass (guishe) is an undervalued abundant plant material with natural active compounds such as flavonoids. Hence, the search and conservation of flavonoids through the different productive areas have to be studied to promote the use of this agro-residue for industrial purposes. In this work, we compared the proportion of total flavonoid content (TFC) among the total polyphenolics (TPC) and described the variation of specific flavonoid profiles (HPLC-UV-MS/MS) of guishe from three locations. Descriptive environmental analysis, using remote sensing, was used to understand the phytochemical variability among the productive regions. Furthermore, the effect of extractive solvent (ethanol and methanol) and storage conditions on specific flavonoid recovery were evaluated. The highest TPC (16.46 ± 1.09 GAE/g) was observed in the guishe from region 1, which also had a lower normalized difference water index (NDWI) and lower normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). In contrast, the TFC was similar in the agro-residue from the three studied areas, suggesting that TFC is not affected by the studied environmental features. The highest TFC was found in the ethanolic extracts (6.32 ± 1.66 QE/g) compared to the methanolic extracts (3.81 ± 1.14 QE/g). Additionally, the highest diversity in flavonoids was found in the ethanolic extract of guishe from region 3, which presented an intermedia NDWI and a lower NDVI. Despite the geo-climatic induced variations of the phytochemical profiles, the results confirm that guishe is a valuable raw material in terms of its flavonoid-enriched bioactive extracts. Additionally, the bioactive flavonoids remain stable when the conditioned agro-residue was hermetically stored at room temperature in the dark for nine months. Finally, the results enabled the establishment of both agro-ecological and biotechnological implications.

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Agave lechuguilla waste can be applied as biochar-adsorbent to remove arsenic from water

González García,

Carlos Hernández,

Díaz Jiménez

2024

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Fiber extraction from Agave lechuguilla generates approximately 150,000 tons of guishe, a byproduct currently lacking significant commercial value. The production of efficient and inexpensive biochar-adsorbents from guishe can potentially solve the issue of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Mexico, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In this report, the synthesis of four iron-modified guishe biochars was presented. The adsorbents were characterized using various techniques, and their performance as an adsorbent for arsenate was assessed by examining the impact of pH, kinetics, and adsorption isotherms. The findings suggest that all biochars can effectively remove arsenic from aqueous solutions. According to the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacity of arsenic on iron-modified guishe biochar ranged from 2.67 to 21.70 mg g−1. The utilization of these adsorbents presents a potential alternative solution to the issue of arsenic-contaminated water. Moreover, synthesizing these adsorbents involves using local waste material, representing a cost-effective and sustainable approach to waste management. Graphical abstract

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Flavonoid-enriched extract of Agave lechuguilla bagasse as a feed supplement to prevent vibriosis in Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei

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Conceptualization of a biorefinery for guishe revalorization

Cited by 15 publications

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High Throughput Profiling of Flavonoid Abundance in Agave lechuguilla Residue-Valorizing under Explored Mexican Plant

High Throughput Profiling of Flavonoid Abundance in Agave lechuguilla Residue-Valorizing under Explored Mexican Plant

Agave lechuguilla waste can be applied as biochar-adsorbent to remove arsenic from water

Flavonoid-enriched extract of Agave lechuguilla bagasse as a feed supplement to prevent vibriosis in Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei

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