Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122863
Mohamad Shazeli Che Zain
Wound care management is a significant challenge in clinical practice, prompting the exploration of novel and effective treatments. The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), primarily cultivated for its oil, shows promising potential beyond its traditional uses. This review explores the phytochemicals present in oil palm leaves, extraction technologies, their biological activities, and underlying mechanism pathways in wound healing. Through an extensive review of current literature, key compounds such as flavonoids, phenolic acid glycosides, organic acids, amine and amino acids, and carbohydrates are identified. Numerous studies have reported that catechin, apigenin and luteolin derivatives possess wound-healing properties due to their well-acclaimed anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis, re-epithelialization, and antioxidant effects. They have been forecast to influence the wound healing process by expressing biomarkers associated with various pathways, including nuclear factor kappa b (NF-κB), Wnt/β-catenin, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), NF-E2-related factor 2/antioxidant responsive element (Nrf2/ARE) pathways, among others. Importantly, nanotechnology-based formulations such as nanoemulsions and nanogels have demonstrated enhanced targeted delivery of these bioactive extracts, improving their solubility, stability, bioavailability, and site-specific accumulation at the wound bed. The incorporation of nanotechnology in wound care product development thus represents a promising strategy to maximize the therapeutic potential of oil palm leaf phytochemicals. These advancements support the development of precise, next-generation herbal wound care therapies that are both effective and safe. Opportunity and challenges to maximize the exploitation of this leaf are also highlighted at the end of this review.
伤口护理管理是临床实践中的一个重大挑战，促使探索新颖有效的治疗方法。油棕（Elaeis guineensis Jacq.），主要是为了它的油而种植的，在其传统用途之外显示出有希望的潜力。本文综述了油棕叶中的植物化学物质、提取技术、生物活性及其在创面愈合中的潜在机制途径。通过对当前文献的广泛回顾，确定了黄酮类化合物、酚酸苷、有机酸、胺和氨基酸以及碳水化合物等关键化合物。大量研究报道，儿茶素、芹菜素和木犀草素衍生物具有良好的抗炎、血管生成、再上皮化和抗氧化作用，具有伤口愈合特性。据预测，它们通过表达与各种途径相关的生物标志物来影响伤口愈合过程，包括核因子κ b （NF-κB）、Wnt/β-catenin、转化生长因子-β (TGF-β)、NF- e2相关因子2/抗氧化反应元件（Nrf2/ARE）途径等。重要的是，基于纳米技术的配方，如纳米乳液和纳米凝胶，已经证明了这些生物活性提取物的靶向递送，提高了它们的溶解度、稳定性、生物利用度和伤口床的部位特异性积累。因此，在伤口护理产品开发中纳入纳米技术代表了一种有前途的策略，可以最大限度地发挥油棕叶植物化学物质的治疗潜力。这些进步支持精确，下一代草药伤口护理疗法的发展，既有效又安全。最大限度地利用这片叶子的机遇和挑战也在本文的最后强调。
{"title":"Unlocking the potential oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) leaf in wound care management: A review on phytochemicals, bioactivities and underlying mechanism pathways in wound healing","authors":"Mohamad Shazeli Che Zain","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122863","url":null,"abstract":"Wound care management is a significant challenge in clinical practice, prompting the exploration of novel and effective treatments. The oil palm (<ce:italic>Elaeis guineensis</ce:italic> Jacq.), primarily cultivated for its oil, shows promising potential beyond its traditional uses. This review explores the phytochemicals present in oil palm leaves, extraction technologies, their biological activities, and underlying mechanism pathways in wound healing. Through an extensive review of current literature, key compounds such as flavonoids, phenolic acid glycosides, organic acids, amine and amino acids, and carbohydrates are identified. Numerous studies have reported that catechin, apigenin and luteolin derivatives possess wound-healing properties due to their well-acclaimed anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis, re-epithelialization, and antioxidant effects. They have been forecast to influence the wound healing process by expressing biomarkers associated with various pathways, including nuclear factor kappa b (NF-κB), Wnt/β-catenin, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), NF-E2-related factor 2/antioxidant responsive element (Nrf2/ARE) pathways, among others. Importantly, nanotechnology-based formulations such as nanoemulsions and nanogels have demonstrated enhanced targeted delivery of these bioactive extracts, improving their solubility, stability, bioavailability, and site-specific accumulation at the wound bed. The incorporation of nanotechnology in wound care product development thus represents a promising strategy to maximize the therapeutic potential of oil palm leaf phytochemicals. These advancements support the development of precise, next-generation herbal wound care therapies that are both effective and safe. Opportunity and challenges to maximize the exploitation of this leaf are also highlighted at the end of this review.","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122877
Hao-cheng Lou , Jia-shun Yang , Hong Zhang , Chao Li , Xiao-jun Pan , Jia-ning Pan , Shi-zan Cao , Li-shang Dai , Zhi-gang Wu
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Gou-teng, UR) produces numerous structurally diverse tetracyclic monoterpene oxindole-type alkaloids (tMOAs) with notable pharmacological activities. Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) play crucial roles in generating the structural diversity of specialized metabolites. However, the CYP superfamily and its biochemical function in tMOAs biosynthesis in UR remains poorly characterized, largely due to the complexity of P450 genes. In this study, a total of 460 UrCYP genes were identified in the UR genome and clustered into nine clans and 43 families by a comprehensive genome-wide analysis. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships, gene structure, conserved motifs, and duplication events driving the expansion of these UrCYPs were revealed, respectively. Using gene coexpression analysis and yeast functional assays, two tandemly duplicated CYP71 members were discovered to catalyze the regio-specific C-2’ oxindole and rearrangement of tetracyclic corynanthe-type intermediates (hirsutine, hirsuteine) to form tMOAs, including rhynchophylline, isorhynchophylline, corynoxeine, and isocorynoxeine. Meanwhile, overexpression and RNA interference of UrCYP71A22.4 and UrCYP71A22.5 substantially increased and decreased the accumulation of these oxindole alkaloids in hairy roots, respectively. Subcellular localization revealed that UrCYP71A22.4/5-eGFP fusion proteins localize to endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Docking analysis identified four conserved candidate residues (S134/130, D319/318, R447/459, P450/462) surrounding UrCYP71A22.4/5 binding pockets that likely serve as key active sites for 2-oxindole structure formation. Together, this study not only provides critical insights into the previously unknown biosynthesis of tMOAs in UR but also offers a potential strategy for the sustainable production of these pharmaceutically valuable alkaloids.
{"title":"Genome-wide analysis of cytochrome P450 genes discovers two oxidases responsible for the biosynthesis of oxindole alkaloids in Uncaria rhynchophylla","authors":"Hao-cheng Lou , Jia-shun Yang , Hong Zhang , Chao Li , Xiao-jun Pan , Jia-ning Pan , Shi-zan Cao , Li-shang Dai , Zhi-gang Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122877","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122877","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Uncaria rhynchophylla</em> (Gou-teng, UR) produces numerous structurally diverse tetracyclic monoterpene oxindole-type alkaloids (tMOAs) with notable pharmacological activities. Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) play crucial roles in generating the structural diversity of specialized metabolites. However, the CYP superfamily and its biochemical function in tMOAs biosynthesis in UR remains poorly characterized, largely due to the complexity of P450 genes. In this study, a total of 460 <em>UrCYP</em> genes were identified in the UR genome and clustered into nine clans and 43 families by a comprehensive genome-wide analysis. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships, gene structure, conserved motifs, and duplication events driving the expansion of these <em>UrCYPs</em> were revealed, respectively. Using gene coexpression analysis and yeast functional assays, two tandemly duplicated CYP71 members were discovered to catalyze the regio-specific C-2’ oxindole and rearrangement of tetracyclic corynanthe-type intermediates (hirsutine, hirsuteine) to form tMOAs, including rhynchophylline, isorhynchophylline, corynoxeine, and isocorynoxeine. Meanwhile, overexpression and RNA interference of <em>UrCYP71A22.4</em> and <em>UrCYP71A22.5</em> substantially increased and decreased the accumulation of these oxindole alkaloids in hairy roots, respectively. Subcellular localization revealed that UrCYP71A22.4/5-eGFP fusion proteins localize to endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Docking analysis identified four conserved candidate residues (S134/130, D319/318, R447/459, P450/462) surrounding UrCYP71A22.4/5 binding pockets that likely serve as key active sites for 2-oxindole structure formation. Together, this study not only provides critical insights into the previously unknown biosynthesis of tMOAs in UR but also offers a potential strategy for the sustainable production of these pharmaceutically valuable alkaloids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"242 ","pages":"Article 122877"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146147647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122861
Zhengzhong Luo , Kang Yong , Kang Zhang , Yixin Huang , Zheng Zhou , Xueping Yao , Liuhong Shen , Shumin Yu , Jianxi Li , Suizhong Cao
Gut microbiota is a symbiotic ecosystem, yet how polysaccharides regulate gut microbial interactions and the related host co-metabolism in dairy cows, particularly regarding bile acids, remain unclear. In postpartum cows, Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) supplementation reduced key biomarkers of metabolic stress, including β-hydroxybutyrate, triglycerides, interferon-γ, and TNF-α. Although fecal microbial diversity did not show significant changes, APS markedly altered interactions within the gut microbiota, improving cohesion and stability of co-occurrence network, such as a higher clustering coefficient, greater core modularization, and enhanced robustness, with reduced average path length and vulnerability. APS elevated bile acids such as tauroursodeoxycholic acid, independent of changes in related taxa abundance. Moreover, microbial functional gene networks exhibited strong correlations with bile acid metabolism after APS treatment. These findings demonstrate that APS enhances microbial network stability and bile acid–related host co-metabolism, alleviating postpartum metabolic stress in dairy cows.
{"title":"Astragalus polysaccharides modulate gut microbial interaction and bile acid metabolism of postpartum dairy cows","authors":"Zhengzhong Luo , Kang Yong , Kang Zhang , Yixin Huang , Zheng Zhou , Xueping Yao , Liuhong Shen , Shumin Yu , Jianxi Li , Suizhong Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122861","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122861","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gut microbiota is a symbiotic ecosystem, yet how polysaccharides regulate gut microbial interactions and the related host co-metabolism in dairy cows, particularly regarding bile acids, remain unclear. In postpartum cows, <em>Astragalus</em> polysaccharides (APS) supplementation reduced key biomarkers of metabolic stress, including β-hydroxybutyrate, triglycerides, interferon-γ, and TNF-α. Although fecal microbial diversity did not show significant changes, APS markedly altered interactions within the gut microbiota, improving cohesion and stability of co-occurrence network, such as a higher clustering coefficient, greater core modularization, and enhanced robustness, with reduced average path length and vulnerability. APS elevated bile acids such as tauroursodeoxycholic acid, independent of changes in related taxa abundance. Moreover, microbial functional gene networks exhibited strong correlations with bile acid metabolism after APS treatment. These findings demonstrate that APS enhances microbial network stability and bile acid–related host co-metabolism, alleviating postpartum metabolic stress in dairy cows.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"242 ","pages":"Article 122861"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146147646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122857
Gregory N. Thyssen, David D. Fang, Linghe Zeng, B. Todd Campbell, Don C. Jones, Jack C. McCarty, Johnie N. Jenkins
High yield is one of the most desirable traits in crops. A negative correlation between yield and other desirable traits in crops may be due to either pleiotropy or repulsive linkage. Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations create opportunities for novel combinations of alleles of genes from several parents to exist in one recombinant inbred line. Here, we describe the breaking of the repulsive linkage between yield (YLD) and cotton fiber strength (STR) at Chr. Ghi_A07:90 Mb in a Gossypium hirsutum L. MAGIC population. The loss of a PHL3-like gene (Ghi_A07G11906) may dampen the phosphate (Pi) starvation response, and attenuate a reallocation of resources to root growth at the expense of vegetative and reproductive growth, and thus a reduction in yield. Targeted mutagenesis of transcription factors that modulate abiotic stress responses may be a generalizable strategy for yield improvement in farmed crops.
{"title":"Breaking the repulsive linkage between fiber strength and yield in a cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) MAGIC population suggests dampening starvation responses can increase yield","authors":"Gregory N. Thyssen, David D. Fang, Linghe Zeng, B. Todd Campbell, Don C. Jones, Jack C. McCarty, Johnie N. Jenkins","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122857","url":null,"abstract":"High yield is one of the most desirable traits in crops. A negative correlation between yield and other desirable traits in crops may be due to either pleiotropy or repulsive linkage. Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations create opportunities for novel combinations of alleles of genes from several parents to exist in one recombinant inbred line. Here, we describe the breaking of the repulsive linkage between yield (YLD) and cotton fiber strength (STR) at Chr. Ghi_A07:90 Mb in a <ce:italic>Gossypium hirsutum</ce:italic> L. MAGIC population. The loss of a PHL3-like gene (Ghi_A07G11906) may dampen the phosphate (Pi) starvation response, and attenuate a reallocation of resources to root growth at the expense of vegetative and reproductive growth, and thus a reduction in yield. Targeted mutagenesis of transcription factors that modulate abiotic stress responses may be a generalizable strategy for yield improvement in farmed crops.","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"284 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122810
Xiangyu Yao, Jiaqi Liu, Can Huang, Jianing Li, Jiawei Mo, Yu Gao, Fenggui Fan, Yingjuan Wang
In the face of escalating global climate change and water scarcity, deciphering and improving crop drought tolerance mechanisms has become a pivotal research focus in both agricultural and horticultural fields. The response and regulation of metabolite synthesis pathways in plants under stress play a crucial role in establishing stress tolerance mechanisms. Salvia sclarea, an aromatic crop that integrates both economic value and medicinal characteristics, has garnered significant attention in the horticultural and agricultural sectors due to its secondary metabolite, sclareol, which exhibits medicinal properties and aromatic traits. However, the potential effects of its synthetic pathways on the regulatory mechanism under water deficiency and the role of endogenous sclareol in drought stress tolerance remain elucidation. Our findings showed that drought stress triggered the up-regulation of gene SsSCS in the sclareol synthesis pathway. Ectopic co-overexpression of the two sclareol synthesis genes (SsdTPS, SsSCS) in transgenic N. benthamiana positively modulated the response and regulation to drought stress by up-regulating gene expression in the MEP pathway and ABA signaling pathway, and promoted the accumulation of sclareol and ABA within the plants. Meanwhile, the co-overexpression enhanced the expression of genes in the phenylpropanoid pathway and the response of the ROS scavenging system in transgenic plants, increased the lignin content in the plants, and reduced oxidative stress damage. These conferred the plants with an enhanced drought resistance phenotype, and increased the content of secondary metabolites. The findings provide theoretical support for investigating the regulatory mechanisms of drought stress in Salvia sclarea, advance functional studies of medicinal plant resources, and offer a novel perspective for breeding innovations aimed at improving drought tolerant crops.
{"title":"Dual gene engineering of SsdTPS and SsSCS boosted secondary metabolites synthesis and drought tolerance via activation of metabolic and stress signaling pathways","authors":"Xiangyu Yao, Jiaqi Liu, Can Huang, Jianing Li, Jiawei Mo, Yu Gao, Fenggui Fan, Yingjuan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122810","url":null,"abstract":"In the face of escalating global climate change and water scarcity, deciphering and improving crop drought tolerance mechanisms has become a pivotal research focus in both agricultural and horticultural fields. The response and regulation of metabolite synthesis pathways in plants under stress play a crucial role in establishing stress tolerance mechanisms. <ce:italic>Salvia sclarea</ce:italic>, an aromatic crop that integrates both economic value and medicinal characteristics, has garnered significant attention in the horticultural and agricultural sectors due to its secondary metabolite, sclareol, which exhibits medicinal properties and aromatic traits. However, the potential effects of its synthetic pathways on the regulatory mechanism under water deficiency and the role of endogenous sclareol in drought stress tolerance remain elucidation. Our findings showed that drought stress triggered the up-regulation of gene <ce:italic>SsSCS</ce:italic> in the sclareol synthesis pathway. Ectopic co-overexpression of the two sclareol synthesis genes (<ce:italic>SsdTPS</ce:italic>, <ce:italic>SsSCS</ce:italic>) in transgenic <ce:italic>N. benthamiana</ce:italic> positively modulated the response and regulation to drought stress by up-regulating gene expression in the MEP pathway and ABA signaling pathway, and promoted the accumulation of sclareol and ABA within the plants. Meanwhile, the co-overexpression enhanced the expression of genes in the phenylpropanoid pathway and the response of the ROS scavenging system in transgenic plants, increased the lignin content in the plants, and reduced oxidative stress damage. These conferred the plants with an enhanced drought resistance phenotype, and increased the content of secondary metabolites. The findings provide theoretical support for investigating the regulatory mechanisms of drought stress in <ce:italic>Salvia sclarea</ce:italic>, advance functional studies of medicinal plant resources, and offer a novel perspective for breeding innovations aimed at improving drought tolerant crops.","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122879
Zhengxin Miao, Jiawei Wu, Quan Wang, Lei Yu, Rongping Chen
As oil pollution continues to pose serious environmental threats, the development of efficient and eco-friendly materials for its remediation has become increasingly important. In this study, six types of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were used to treat corn stalks, yielding cellulose-rich materials that were subsequently combined with chitosan to fabricate aerogels designed for oil–water separation. The resulting aerogels exhibited high oil–water separation efficiency, achieving over 95 % in the initial cycle and retaining efficiencies above 90 % after at least five reuse cycles. They also exhibited excellent mechanical strength, demonstrating 95 % height recovery after 50 compression cycles at 50 % strain, along with stable stress–strain behavior. Furthermore, the aerogels were amphiphilic in air (contact angle < 90°) and superoleophobic underwater (contact angle > 150°), making them highly suitable for efficient oil–water separation. This study is the first to utilize DES-treated cellulose-rich biomass for the fabrication of aerogels. The DES treatment facilitated precise control over the surface properties of the materials. Moreover, the small amount of lignin retained within the biomass contributed to reinforcing the aerogel network, thereby enhancing its mechanical stability. Compared to conventional approaches, this method not only provides an effective solution for mitigating oil pollution but also adds value to agricultural waste. The resulting aerogels surpass many recently reported cellulose-based aerogels in terms of separation efficiency, recyclability, and environmental safety, presenting a promising green technology for water treatment and pollution control.
{"title":"Controllable fabrication of chitosan-lignocellulose aerogels derived from agricultural waste and their enhanced mechanism in oil-water separation","authors":"Zhengxin Miao, Jiawei Wu, Quan Wang, Lei Yu, Rongping Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122879","url":null,"abstract":"As oil pollution continues to pose serious environmental threats, the development of efficient and eco-friendly materials for its remediation has become increasingly important. In this study, six types of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were used to treat corn stalks, yielding cellulose-rich materials that were subsequently combined with chitosan to fabricate aerogels designed for oil–water separation. The resulting aerogels exhibited high oil–water separation efficiency, achieving over 95 % in the initial cycle and retaining efficiencies above 90 % after at least five reuse cycles. They also exhibited excellent mechanical strength, demonstrating 95 % height recovery after 50 compression cycles at 50 % strain, along with stable stress–strain behavior. Furthermore, the aerogels were amphiphilic in air (contact angle < 90°) and superoleophobic underwater (contact angle > 150°), making them highly suitable for efficient oil–water separation. This study is the first to utilize DES-treated cellulose-rich biomass for the fabrication of aerogels. The DES treatment facilitated precise control over the surface properties of the materials. Moreover, the small amount of lignin retained within the biomass contributed to reinforcing the aerogel network, thereby enhancing its mechanical stability. Compared to conventional approaches, this method not only provides an effective solution for mitigating oil pollution but also adds value to agricultural waste. The resulting aerogels surpass many recently reported cellulose-based aerogels in terms of separation efficiency, recyclability, and environmental safety, presenting a promising green technology for water treatment and pollution control.","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122828
Xingping Zuo, Yunhang Zeng, Zhangjun Huang, Bi Shi, Weixing Xu, Hui Qin, Jiaping Yang, Pan Song
The Chinese Baijiu industry produces over one billion tons of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) annually, posing a significant environmental challenge. Traditional methods of utilization are hindered by numerous limitations, including insufficient treatment, low-value processing, and high energy consumption. In this study, ammonium polyphosphate (APP), an inorganic adhesive, was employed to bond DDGS for its materialization. APP self-condensed to intensify its van der Waals force attraction to DDGS—eschewing any chemical reaction with DDGS, resulting in the formation of DB-APP4, which exhibits optimal mechanical properties unaffected by variations in DDGS reactivity. With a modulus of rupture of 12.48 MPa, a modulus of elasticity of 2221.65 MPa, an internal bond strength of 0.56 MPa, and a thickness swelling rate of 5.53 %, DB-APP4 satisfies the fundamental performance criteria for particleboard as outlined in ISO 16978:2003. Furthermore, owing to APP’s ability to catalyze the formation of a protective carbon layer on the material surface while preserving the high porosity characteristic of biomass, the flame retardancy of DB-APP4 has reached Class B1. This study not only addresses the challenge of effectively repurposing DDGS but also provides a pioneering and practical approach for the industrial application of DDGS-based particleboards.
{"title":"Sustainable utilization of distiller’s dried grains with solubles: Ammonium polyphosphate bonded particleboard with enhanced strength and flame retardancy","authors":"Xingping Zuo, Yunhang Zeng, Zhangjun Huang, Bi Shi, Weixing Xu, Hui Qin, Jiaping Yang, Pan Song","doi":"10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.122828","url":null,"abstract":"The Chinese Baijiu industry produces over one billion tons of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) annually, posing a significant environmental challenge. Traditional methods of utilization are hindered by numerous limitations, including insufficient treatment, low-value processing, and high energy consumption. In this study, ammonium polyphosphate (APP), an inorganic adhesive, was employed to bond DDGS for its materialization. APP self-condensed to intensify its van der Waals force attraction to DDGS—eschewing any chemical reaction with DDGS, resulting in the formation of DB-APP4, which exhibits optimal mechanical properties unaffected by variations in DDGS reactivity. With a modulus of rupture of 12.48 MPa, a modulus of elasticity of 2221.65 MPa, an internal bond strength of 0.56 MPa, and a thickness swelling rate of 5.53 %, DB-APP4 satisfies the fundamental performance criteria for particleboard as outlined in ISO 16978:2003. Furthermore, owing to APP’s ability to catalyze the formation of a protective carbon layer on the material surface while preserving the high porosity characteristic of biomass, the flame retardancy of DB-APP4 has reached Class B<sub>1</sub>. This study not only addresses the challenge of effectively repurposing DDGS but also provides a pioneering and practical approach for the industrial application of DDGS-based particleboards.","PeriodicalId":13581,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Crops and Products","volume":"295 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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