The coffee industry is one of the most important commercial value chains worldwide.
Nonetheless, it is also associated to several social, economic, and environmental concerns …

Industries in the agro‐food sector are the largest generators of waste in the world. Agro‐food
wastes and by products originate from the natural process of senescence, pretreatment …

To obtain the coffee beverage, approximately 90% of the edible parts of the coffee cherry are
discarded as agricultural waste or by-products (cascara or husk, parchment, mucilage …

This is the first book to focus on the scientific principles underlying the fermentation
processes of cocoa and coffee beans and their impact on product quality and safety. The text …

Biomass is the most abundant and versatile form of renewable energy in the world. The
bioenergy production from crop residues is compatible with both food and energy …

Over ten million tonnes of solid residues are generated yearly from coffee agro-industry
worldwide, along with larger amounts of wastewaters and cultivation residues. Both …

Coffee is an extremely popular beverage worldwide. To obtain it, the berry must be
depulped, fermented, washed, dried, and roasted, producing residues: pulp and husk …

Waste from food production can be re-purposed as raw material for usable products to
decrease industrial waste. Coffee pulp is 29% of the dry weight of coffee cherries and …

Recently, waste to energy projects regained international interest due to environmental
concerns and sustainability agenda oriented to reduce waste generation while using these …

The coffee plant, with more than 40 billion shrubs, 9 million tons of grains produced, and
80% of its production accounted for by small-scale producers, has been severely damaged …