Towards Sustainable Recovery of Phenolics, Proteins, and Arabinoxylans from Brewer’s Spent Grain Through Deep Eutectic Solvents: Extraction Strategies, Structure–Function Relationships, and Food Biorefinery Perspective
Mohammad Afzal Hossain, Benjamin T. Lobel, Andrew J. Currie, Costas Stathopoulos, Suwimol Chockchaisawasdee · 2026
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Mohammad Afzal Hossain and four co-authors review greener ways to pull useful compounds out of brewer's spent grain, the main leftover of beer making, in this 2026 paper. The grain is rich in protective plant compounds, proteins, and fibers. Standard recovery uses harsh acids, alkalis, or solvents that cost energy and leave hazardous waste.
The review centers on deep eutectic solvents, mixtures that act as gentle, tunable liquids for extraction. It covers how solvent makeup and added steps such as ultrasound or microwaves change yields and the quality of what is recovered. Most work so far targets single compounds, one at a time. The authors argue the field should move toward whole grain refineries that recover everything at once with near zero waste.
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| CREATOR | Mohammad Afzal Hossain, Benjamin T. Lobel, Andrew J. Currie, Costas Stathopoulos, Suwimol Chockchaisawasdee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 108 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |