Application of green waste polyphenols in natural antimicrobial materials for the environmental fields: A review

IF 7.1 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Waste management Pub Date : 2025-04-27 DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114800

Yuqian Zhou, Zhongxin Tan

{"title":"Application of green waste polyphenols in natural antimicrobial materials for the environmental fields: A review","authors":"Yuqian Zhou, Zhongxin Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114800","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, green waste polyphenols (GWPs) have attracted global attention due to their abundant renewable resources and excellent antibacterial properties. We analyzed the research progress on the antimicrobial properties of natural polyphenol composites (including polyphenol-metal nanoparticles, polyphenol nanofiber membranes, polyphenol-polymer membranes, and polyphenol hydrogels) in environmental applications. The waste sources of polyphenols and the latest extraction technologies were systematically summarized, and a universal hydrodynamic cavitation-integrated membrane technology combined with polyphenol extraction and purification process was initially constructed. The inhibitory effects of GWPs on pathogenic bacteria and the antibacterial properties of polyphenol composites in the environmental field were systematically analyzed. These composites exhibited outstanding antimicrobial performance, effectively inhibiting <em>E. coli</em> and <em>S. aureus</em> by up to 100%, especially in water treatment and air filtration. In addition, the advantages, challenges, and prospects for the application of green waste polyphenol antibacterial materials (GWPAMs) in the environmental field are discussed. With high efficiency, low toxicity, antimicrobial resistance, and sustainable antimicrobial properties, GWPs exhibit significant application potential in the “resource recycling–pollution control–ecological restoration” synergistic system within the environmental field. Future work should focus on the green synthesis of polyphenol composites, conducting systematic and thorough investigations on their antibacterial mechanisms, and enhancing their antibacterial properties in agriculture, waste treatment, and soil remediation, to improve their environmental adaptability and sustainable application value.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23969,"journal":{"name":"Waste management","volume":"202 ","pages":"Article 114800"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Waste management","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X25002119","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

In recent years, green waste polyphenols (GWPs) have attracted global attention due to their abundant renewable resources and excellent antibacterial properties. We analyzed the research progress on the antimicrobial properties of natural polyphenol composites (including polyphenol-metal nanoparticles, polyphenol nanofiber membranes, polyphenol-polymer membranes, and polyphenol hydrogels) in environmental applications. The waste sources of polyphenols and the latest extraction technologies were systematically summarized, and a universal hydrodynamic cavitation-integrated membrane technology combined with polyphenol extraction and purification process was initially constructed. The inhibitory effects of GWPs on pathogenic bacteria and the antibacterial properties of polyphenol composites in the environmental field were systematically analyzed. These composites exhibited outstanding antimicrobial performance, effectively inhibiting E. coli and S. aureus by up to 100%, especially in water treatment and air filtration. In addition, the advantages, challenges, and prospects for the application of green waste polyphenol antibacterial materials (GWPAMs) in the environmental field are discussed. With high efficiency, low toxicity, antimicrobial resistance, and sustainable antimicrobial properties, GWPs exhibit significant application potential in the “resource recycling–pollution control–ecological restoration” synergistic system within the environmental field. Future work should focus on the green synthesis of polyphenol composites, conducting systematic and thorough investigations on their antibacterial mechanisms, and enhancing their antibacterial properties in agriculture, waste treatment, and soil remediation, to improve their environmental adaptability and sustainable application value.

Abstract Image

查看原文本刊更多论文

绿色废弃物多酚在环保领域天然抗菌材料中的应用综述

近年来，绿色垃圾多酚（GWPs）因其丰富的可再生资源和优异的抗菌性能而受到全球关注。本文分析了天然多酚复合材料（包括多酚金属纳米粒子、多酚纳米纤维膜、多酚聚合物膜和多酚水凝胶）在环境抗菌性能方面的研究进展。系统总结了多酚的废弃物来源及最新提取技术，初步构建了通用的水动力空化-集成膜技术结合多酚提取纯化工艺。系统分析了GWPs对病原菌的抑制作用以及多酚复合材料在环境领域的抗菌性能。这些复合材料表现出优异的抗菌性能，对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制率高达100%，特别是在水处理和空气过滤中。此外，还讨论了绿色垃圾多酚抗菌材料在环境领域应用的优势、挑战和前景。GWPs具有高效、低毒、耐药、可持续的抗菌特性，在环境领域“资源循环-污染治理-生态修复”协同体系中具有重要的应用潜力。今后的工作应着眼于多酚复合材料的绿色合成，对其抗菌机理进行系统深入的研究，增强其在农业、废弃物处理、土壤修复等方面的抗菌性能，提高其环境适应性和可持续应用价值。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Waste management 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

15.60

自引率

6.20%

发文量

492

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Waste Management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid wastes,it covers the entire lifecycle of solid. wastes. Scope: Addresses solid wastes in both industrialized and economically developing countries Covers various types of solid wastes, including: Municipal (e.g., residential, institutional, commercial, light industrial) Agricultural Special (e.g., C and D, healthcare, household hazardous wastes, sewage sludge)