20.500.12556/DKUM-99170 From vegetable oil production to integrated biorefineries global trends, by-product and side-stream valorization, and green extraction technology deployment This review provides a comprehensive assessment of the global production of common edible, specialty, and industrial vegetable oils, with particular emphasis on the generation and valorization of by-products and side-streams within integrated biorefinery frameworks. Attention is given to the main residues generated during oil processing, including oilseed cakes and meals, husks and shells, pomace, refining side-streams, and process wastewaters. The chemical composition of these residues is discussed, highlighting their richness in proteins, dietary fibers, residual lipids, polyphenols, fatty acids, and other bioactive compounds that determine their suitability for downstream valorization. Current management practices are critically assessed, ranging from conventional disposal methods, such as landfilling and incineration, to modern valorization pathways, including anaerobic digestion for biogas production, composting, production of bio-based chemicals, recovery of high-value nutraceuticals, and integration into circular biorefinery models. Special attention is given to green extraction technologies with emphasis on the need for pilot-scale validation, efficient solvent recycling strategies, and integration with existing oil-processing infrastructure. Overall, this review identifies vegetable oil industry by-products and side-streams as technically promising feedstocks for multi-product biorefineries, while emphasizing that industrial implementation will depend on feedstock standardization, solvent recovery and reuse, regulatory acceptance, and integrated techno-economic and life-cycle assessments. vegetable oil industry by-product and side-stream valorization green extraction technologies deep eutectic solvents integrated biorefineries circular bioeconomy industrija rastlinskih olj uporaba stranskih produktov zelene tehnologije pridobivanja globoko eutektična topila integrirane biorafinerije krožno biogospodarstvo true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes ©2026 by the authors Članek v reviji 2026-08-05 12:01:46 2026-08-05 12:01:46 2026-08-06 03:04:26 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 40 str. iss. 14, [article no.] 2330 Vol. 14 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2026-06-17 2026-07-14 2026-07-17 620.92/.98 286988035 10.3390/pr14142330 2227-9717 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/14/14/2330 1 abe63dd9-90b4-11f1-b15a-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=208954 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0