Industrial utilization, waste handling

Potential fusion appHcations other than electricity production have received some study. For example, radiation and high temperature heat from a fusion reactor could be used to produce hydrogen by the electrolysis or radiolysis of water, which could be employed in the synthesis of portable chemical fuels for transportation or industrial use. The transmutation of radioactive actinide wastes from fission reactors may also be feasible. This idea would utilize the neutrons from a fusion reactor to convert hazardous isotopes into more benign and easier-to-handle species. The practicaUty of these concepts requires further analysis. 

Industrial wastes have been evaluated outside the food industry. In 2013, pectin from sisal Agave sisaiana) waste [85] was extracted. Sisal is widely used for the production of hard fibers. Through an aqueous extraction, yields were obtained in the range of 4.61% to 19.2%, these values are above some other noncommercial sources of pectin as sunflower heads, banana peel, and mango peel. Pectin isolated had a 50% DE. The environment-friendly extraction method and the quite acceptable yield values provide an option to consider for handling and utilization of sisal wastes. 

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