TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and future trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels
T2 - A global perspective
AU - Lin, Carol Sze Ki
AU - Koutinas, Apostolis A.
AU - Stamatelatou, Katerina
AU - Mubofu, Egid B.
AU - Matharu, Avtar S.
AU - Kopsahelis, Nikolaos
AU - Pfaltzgraff, Lucie A.
AU - Clark, James H.
AU - Papanikolaou, Seraphim
AU - Kwan, Tsz Him
AU - Luque, Rafael
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Food waste is currently generated in significant quantities worldwide. While most of this has generally few uses different from landfilling or composting, advanced valorization alternatives should be developed to maximize the value derived from such an important waste source. This contribution aims to illustrate a series of examples and current valorization strategies proposed in different countries in order to tackle the food waste issue. Proposed processing schemes involve biorefinery approaches based on both chemical and biological technologies. Important legislation aspects in different countries are also presented.
AB - Food waste is currently generated in significant quantities worldwide. While most of this has generally few uses different from landfilling or composting, advanced valorization alternatives should be developed to maximize the value derived from such an important waste source. This contribution aims to illustrate a series of examples and current valorization strategies proposed in different countries in order to tackle the food waste issue. Proposed processing schemes involve biorefinery approaches based on both chemical and biological technologies. Important legislation aspects in different countries are also presented.
KW - Bioprocessing
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Food waste valorization
KW - Green chemical conversion
KW - Platform chemicals
KW - Waste water
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U2 - 10.1002/bbb.1506
DO - 10.1002/bbb.1506
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1932-104X
VL - 8
SP - 686
EP - 715
JO - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
JF - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
IS - 5
ER -
