Bioproducts from agro-industrial plant residues: opportunities for sustainable reuse / Bioprodutos de resíduos agroindustriais vegetais: oportunidades ao reaproveitamento sustentável

Abstract

The expansion of agricultural production is increasingly accelerated, as a result of the greater need for food caused by population growth and, consequently, this growth results in the generation of greater amounts of waste. In general, the inspection of public environmental agencies and society demand from agribusinesses actions that increasingly seek the use of new environmental technologies for the destination of production residues, which can drastically reduce the impacts caused to the environment, in addition to add commercials values and increase the profitability of the projects. This study aimed to analyze the potential of the elaboration of bioproducts with agro-industrial residues for agricultural crops and that have the potential application for the Extreme South of Bahia region, Brazil, by conducting a descriptive survey of the generation that occurred in other regions. This systematic review was carried out by searching for scientific articles in the SciELO, Scopus and Web of Science databases, using the keywords "bioproduct" and "waste", in the years 2015 to 2021. The articles reported 93 agro-industrial residues derived from 48 agricultural products that generated more than 200 bioproducts, which demonstrates the potential of the theme for the creation of several bioproducts in the region, mainly with sugarcane residues. Considering the high production of sugarcane and the consequent generation of residues from this cultivation in the Extreme South of Bahia, this study indicates several opportunities for returning these discarded goods to a new productive cycle (Reverse Logistics), which can provide environmental, economic and environmental benefits. for the region.