“…Hulls represent around 8% (w/w) of the seed (Middelbos and Fahey, 2008 ; Robles Barros et al, 2020 ) and find application mainly in the animal feedstuff sector, due to their low nutrient value (Li et al, 2011 ; Balint et al, 2020 ; Robles Barros et al, 2020 ). When such use is not possible, hulls are burnt to recover heat or disposed in landfill as putrescible waste (Robles Barros et al, 2020 ). According to previous works, they are constituted by variable amounts of cellulose (38–51%), hemicellulose (20–25%), lignin (4–8%), pectin (4–8%), proteins (11–15%), minor components (fatty acids, waxes, terpenes, essential oils, aromatic compounds, residual sucrose), and a little fraction of ashes (Wartelle and Marshall, 2000 ; Rojas et al, 2014 ).…”