Recycling Agave Bagasse of the Tequila Industry

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of different handling systems and use of the agave bagasse. These systems have appeared from different research works always taking in account the environmental sustainability. It is mentioned that the agave bagasse can be used for animal feeding, for the elaboration of compound materials, as an element for agricultural and hydroponic vegetables cultivation purposes, and also as a means to treat biosolids, vinasses, and bagasses of slaughterhouses and tanneries.