Upcycling Tomato Cutin into High-Performance Packaging

While the tomato processing sector is well aware of established outlets for pomace—from animal feed and land spreading to lycopene recovery and biomethane—recent developments in green chemistry are opening up an entirely new tier of byproduct value. A study published in Biomass and Bioenergy by Rita Escórcio, Anakeila Bento, and Cristina Silva Pereira highlights how …