• Cellulose Nanofibers from Olive Tree Pruning as Food Packaging Additive of a Biodegradable Film 

      Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mónica; Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Espinosa, E.; Carrasco, Elena; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2021)
      A biodegradable packaging film containing cellulose nanofibers from olive tree pruning, a by-product of olives production, was obtained using a solvent casting method. Nanocellulose was added to polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to ...
    • Cocoa Mucilage as a Novel Ingredient in Innovative Kombucha Fermentation 

      Rodríguez-Castro, Rossy; Guerrero, Raquel; Valero, Antonio; Franco-Rodríguez, John; Posada-Izquierdo, Guiomar Denisse (MDPI, 2024)
      Cocoa tree plantations aim to harvest grains found in the cob to produce cocoa and chocolate. There has been a growing interest in valorizing the secondary components of the cocoa fruit, such as the peel, placenta, and ...
    • Production of Cellulose Nanofibers from Olive Tree Harvest—a Residue with Wide Applications 

      Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mónica; Espinosa, E.; Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Carrasco, Elena; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2020)
      With the aim of identifying new sources to produce cellulose nanofibers, olive tree pruning biomass (OTPB) was proposed for valorization as a sustainable source of cellulose. OTPB was subjected to a soda pulping process ...