Journal
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.612567
Keywords
eggshell; eggshell membrane (ESM); mechanochemistry; catalysis; electrochemistry; biomedical applications; sustainable resources; waste treatment
Funding
- COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) [CA18112]
- Slovak Research and Development Agency [APVV-18-0357]
- Slovak Grant Agency VEGA [2/0044/18]
- Russian Ministry of Higher Education and Science [AAAA-A19-119020890025-3, AAAA-A17-117022250038-7]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [451-03-68/2020-14/200026]
- MINECO
- FEDER funds [CTQ2016-78289-P]
- University of Cordoba (Spain)
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Eggshell waste has a wide range of potential applications, particularly in catalysis, nanomaterial synthesis, and electrochemistry. Mechanochemical treatment can enhance its reactivity and make it suitable for biodiesel production, organic synthesis, and photocatalysis, among other uses.
Eggshell waste is among the most abundant waste materials coming from food processing technologies. Despite the unique properties that both its components (eggshell, ES, and eggshell membrane, ESM) possess, it is very often discarded without further use. This review article aims to summarize the recent reports utilizing eggshell waste for very diverse purposes, stressing the need to use a mechanochemical approach to broaden its applications. The most studied field with regards to the potential use of eggshell waste is catalysis. Upon proper treatment, it can be used for turning waste oils into biodiesel and moreover, the catalytic effect of eggshell-based material in organic synthesis is also very beneficial. In inorganic chemistry, the eggshell membrane is very often used as a templating agent for nanoparticles production. Such composites are suitable for application in photocatalysis. These bionanocomposites are also capable of heavy metal ions reduction and can be also used for the ozonation process. The eggshell and its membrane are applicable in electrochemistry as well. Due to the high protein content and the presence of functional groups on the surface, ESM can be easily converted to a high-performance electrode material. Finally, both ES and ESM are suitable for medical applications, as the former can be used as an inexpensive Ca2+ source for the development of medications, particles for drug delivery, organic matrix/mineral nanocomposites as potential tissue scaffolds, food supplements and the latter for the treatment of joint diseases, in reparative medicine and vascular graft producing. For the majority of the above-mentioned applications, the pretreatment of the eggshell waste is necessary. Among other options, the mechanochemical pretreatment has found an inevitable place. Since the publication of the last review paper devoted to the mechanochemical treatment of eggshell waste, a few new works have appeared, which are reviewed here to underline the sustainable character of the proposed methodology. The mechanochemical treatment of eggshell is capable of producing the nanoscale material which can be further used for bioceramics synthesis, dehalogenation processes, wastewater treatment, preparation of hydrophobic filters, lithium-ion batteries, dental materials, and in the building industry as cement.
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