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Valorization of agricultural wastes for production of biocatalysts of environmental significance: towards a sustainable environment

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Generation of wastes from agricultural practices and products has continued to increase globally, with resultant stockpiling in the environment. The buildup of wastes from crop products and poultry farming is indeed an environmental challenge. Therefore, conversion of these wastes to value-added products could deter the deleterious effects on the environment. Valorization of agro-industrial wastes is multifaceted but this review focuses on microbial utilization of agricultural wastes for production of biocatalysts of environmental significance including ligninolytic, (hemi) cellulolytic and keratinolytic enzymes. The review prospects into exploring the natural ecosystem for new microbial strains with versatile agrowaste utilization capacity. This review also accentuates the need to explore microbial diversity and complex microbial interactions for the development of agrowaste degrader consortia while highlighting genetic engineering and nanotechnology as promising tools towards improving the catalytic efficiency of environmentally-relevant enzymes. Development of bioprocess for optimum utilization of a broad range of agricultural wastes would be a step in the right direction towards a cleaner and sustainable environment.

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Falade, A.O. Valorization of agricultural wastes for production of biocatalysts of environmental significance: towards a sustainable environment. Environmental Sustainability 4, 317–328 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-021-00183-9

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