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Cascading Biorefinery of Araucaria angustifolia Residues: From Biomass Characterization and Green Processing to High-Value Bioproducts

Araucaria angustifolia residues arise from a seasonal and geographically dispersed value chain. Brazilian pinhão production increased from 8393 t in 2015 to 13,493 t in 2024, corresponding to a theoretical 2699–2969 t of seed coats based on their 20–22% share of seed mass. No equ...

An Evidence-Level Framework for Evaluating Enzyme-Mediated Plastic and Microplastic Transformation

Microbial enzymes have attracted considerable attention as biocatalysts for plastic transformation, yet the experimental evidence supporting reported biodegradation varies substantially in quality and interpretation. Surface-sensitive techniques, molecular-weight analyses, identi...