Description
Food Waste Valorization: Emerging Trends, Techno-economic and Environmental Considerations covers bioactive extraction, therapeutic properties and environmental concerns related to food waste conversion to value-added products, along with advanced technological breakthroughs in the field. The book also provides concepts and theories on several facets of agro-food waste valorization and its by-products, as well as opportunities and challenges. Each chapter contains viewpoints from different fields of research such as Basic Science, Agriculture, Food Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, and more, with each having a unique approach to food waste valorization as it relates to their field. This is an invaluable resource for research and development professionals in post-harvest processing and renewable energy industries, as well as the academicians.- Identifies industries and products to make use of food waste- Discusses technological and environmental impacts of food waste valorization- Focuses on maximizing food waste utilization with minimum adverse impact- Provides perspectives from food science, agriculture, engineering, and environmental science
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: FOOD SUSTAINABILITY, WASTAGE, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS1. Overview of Food Wastes and its Valorizations2. Food Wastes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)3. Food Waste Generation and Holistic Management in COVID-19 and Post-Covid Era4. Socio-economic Concern, Environmental Impact Assessment and Feasibilities Study of Up-cycled Food WastesSECTION 2: FOOD WASTES VALORIZATION INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS5. Food Waste to Energy: Techniques for Energy Recovery from Food Waste6. Bioactive: Extractability of Value-added Nutraceuticals from Food Wastes7. Soil Enrichment: Food Waste a Potential Boost for Improving Crop Productivity8. Depolymerizing and Upgrading Food Waste Components into Platform Chemicals9. Valorizations of Food Wastes in Infrastructural Development and Construction Industries10. Valorization of Food-based wastes into Hydrophobic Bio-plastics11. Sustainable Valorization of Food Wastes for Animal Feed Fortification12. Approaches to Isolation and Characterization of Novel Microbes from Food Waste13. Process Design, Modelling and Technology Integration for Maximizing Efficiency in Food ValorisationsSECTION 3: TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT IN FOOD WASTE VALORIZATION14. Analysis of Laws, Policy and Regulatory Challenges Associated and Future Direction with Food Waste Valorisation15. Business and Financial Models in Food Wastes Valorizations16. Techno-economic and Life-Cycle Assessment of Food Wastes Valorization
