Edible Tenebrio molitor as solid waste biodegraders: Exploring degradation mechanisms, physiological stress responses, application challenges, and future perspectives

Yuan Tian , Meng-Qi Ding , Jia-Yi Wang , Jie Ding , Mei-Xi Li , De-Feng Xing , Lei Zhao , Nan-Qi Ren , Shan-Shan Yang
{"title":"Edible Tenebrio molitor as solid waste biodegraders: Exploring degradation mechanisms, physiological stress responses, application challenges, and future perspectives","authors":"Yuan Tian ,&nbsp;Meng-Qi Ding ,&nbsp;Jia-Yi Wang ,&nbsp;Jie Ding ,&nbsp;Mei-Xi Li ,&nbsp;De-Feng Xing ,&nbsp;Lei Zhao ,&nbsp;Nan-Qi Ren ,&nbsp;Shan-Shan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.horiz.2025.100155","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the past few decades, plastics and agricultural residues, such as crop straw, have become ubiquitous in daily life and industrial production, leading to an obvious increase in global solid waste generation. The accumulation of low-biodegradable plastics and crop straw in the environment has resulted in severe air, water, and soil pollution, causing substantial ecological harm. Furthermore, the improper disposal of crop straw and plastics has led to resource wastage. Various biological and chemical processes with considerable potential for recycling plastics and crop straw have been developed; however, biodegradation stands out as both an innovative and highly sustainable strategy for addressing this escalating environmental challenge. In this review, firstly, we summarize of recent advances in the use of insects for the biodegradation of crop straw, including waste conversion efficiency and the role of insect gut microbiota. We then discuss in detail the biodegradation efficiency, physiological stress responses and metabolic characteristics, ecological risks, and challenges associated with the biodegradation of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastics by <em>Tenebrio molitor</em>. These discussions, in turn, inspire further technical exploration to fully harness the potential of these insects, with an emphasis on improving rearing efficiency, enhancing degradation capabilities, and deepening our understanding of the ecological and health impacts of the metabolic byproducts produced by these insects. These insights can pave the way for innovative biotechnological solutions, transforming waste management practices and advancing sustainability goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101199,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Horizons","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sustainable Horizons","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772737825000252","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Over the past few decades, plastics and agricultural residues, such as crop straw, have become ubiquitous in daily life and industrial production, leading to an obvious increase in global solid waste generation. The accumulation of low-biodegradable plastics and crop straw in the environment has resulted in severe air, water, and soil pollution, causing substantial ecological harm. Furthermore, the improper disposal of crop straw and plastics has led to resource wastage. Various biological and chemical processes with considerable potential for recycling plastics and crop straw have been developed; however, biodegradation stands out as both an innovative and highly sustainable strategy for addressing this escalating environmental challenge. In this review, firstly, we summarize of recent advances in the use of insects for the biodegradation of crop straw, including waste conversion efficiency and the role of insect gut microbiota. We then discuss in detail the biodegradation efficiency, physiological stress responses and metabolic characteristics, ecological risks, and challenges associated with the biodegradation of petroleum-based and biodegradable plastics by Tenebrio molitor. These discussions, in turn, inspire further technical exploration to fully harness the potential of these insects, with an emphasis on improving rearing efficiency, enhancing degradation capabilities, and deepening our understanding of the ecological and health impacts of the metabolic byproducts produced by these insects. These insights can pave the way for innovative biotechnological solutions, transforming waste management practices and advancing sustainability goals.
可食用黄粉虫作为固体废物生物降解剂:降解机制、生理应激反应、应用挑战和未来展望
在过去的几十年里,塑料和农作物秸秆等农业残留物在日常生活和工业生产中无处不在,导致全球固体废物产生量明显增加。低可生物降解的塑料和农作物秸秆在环境中的积累,造成了严重的空气、水和土壤污染,造成了实质性的生态危害。此外,农作物秸秆和塑料的处理不当导致资源浪费。开发了各种具有相当潜力的回收塑料和农作物秸秆的生物和化学工艺;然而,生物降解作为应对这一不断升级的环境挑战的创新和高度可持续的战略脱颖而出。本文首先综述了近年来利用昆虫降解农作物秸秆的研究进展,包括废物转化效率和昆虫肠道菌群的作用。然后,我们详细讨论了tenbrio molitor降解石油基塑料和可生物降解塑料的生物降解效率、生理应激反应和代谢特征、生态风险和挑战。这些讨论反过来又激发了进一步的技术探索,以充分利用这些昆虫的潜力,重点是提高饲养效率,增强降解能力,加深我们对这些昆虫产生的代谢副产物的生态和健康影响的理解。这些见解可以为创新的生物技术解决方案、改变废物管理做法和推进可持续发展目标铺平道路。
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
CiteScore
6.60
自引率
0.00%
发文量
0
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:604180095
Book学术官方微信