Description
Innovative Biorefinery Processes for Agri-Food Value Chains provides detailed information on biorefinery concepts and technologies and their applications in agri-food value chains. It covers various topics related to biorefinery, such as biomass feedstocks, conversion technologies, product recovery, and economic and environmental sustainability.Divided into five sections, the first one brings the definitions and fundamental information of agri-food biorefinery. The second section explores biomass for agri-food biorefinery. Section three deals with technological aspects of biorefinery, while Section four brings Novel value chains using renewable biomass for food biorefinery and bioproducts, and Section five presents the environmental and social aspects of biorefinery.The book also includes case studies and examples of successful biorefinery projects from around the world.Edited by a team of experts in the field, this book is a great resource for researchers, academics, industry professionals, policymakers, and graduate and post-graduate students working in the fields of food science and technology, agriculture, and sustainable development.- Discusses the economic and environmental sustainability of biorefinery systems, including their impact on the circular economy and the bioeconomy- Covers the application of biorefinery in agri-food value chains, including case studies and examples- Explains biorefinery concepts and technologies, including their benefits and limitations
Table of Contents
Section 1. Definitions and fundamental information of agri-food biorefinery1. Introduction to agri-food biorefinery and agri-food value chains2. Overview of the agri-food industry and its challenges3. Global perspective of biorefinery - Historical development and evolution of biorefinery conceptsSection 2. Biomass for agri-food biorefinery4. Sugar/starch rich biomass5. Fibre-rich biomass6. Lipid-rich biomass7. Protein-rich biomassSection 3. Technological aspects of biorefinery8. Pretreatments for biorefineries9. Physico-chemical conversion systems10. Biological processes for biorefinery11. Separation and purification processes for biorefinerySection 4. Novel value chains using renewable biomass for food biorefinery and bioproducts12. Design of value chains for agricultural residues and waste biorefinery13. Design of value chains for by- and secondary products biorefinery14. Design of value chains for aquatic plants biorefinery15. Design of value chains for fishery industry side streams biorefinery16. Design of value chains for insect processing biorefinerySection 5. Environmental and social aspects of biorefinery17. Sustainability assessment/LCA approaches for biorefinery18. Social and ethical impact of biorefinery
