In this chapter, the production of various value‐added products including biofuels and fine
chemicals from renewable resources are reviewed. Initially, the biorefinery concept and its …

Food waste and leftovers were common materials that were currently used as biocompost or
soil conditioners upon decomposition. Food waste was a source of food that has declined …

In the present and projected context of an increasing worldwide demand for food, the
intensification of climate change effects on agriculture, and the depletion and degradation of …

Starch/polyester blends are potential substitutes for non‐degradable materials. Active food
packaging was produced by the blown‐extrusion of starch/poly (butylene adipate‐co …

The present study develops a novel concept of using waste media as an algal nutrient
resource compared to the usual growth media with the aid of growth kinetics study and …

Food waste represents almost 60% from the total municipal solid waste disposed in the
landfill. Alternative disposal method for food waste could be conducted by using composting …

Food waste (FW) management demands sustainable community-level solutions such as
composting. This study investigates food waste composting using leaf powder (LP) and …

Sustainability of phosphorus (P) requires detailed and serious key management strategies
to control the P flow balance across the environmental systems. During the 1970s, the …

Over the past few years, the production of biobased products from living and non-living
resources has facilitated biological conversion into biodiesel, bioplastics, bioethanol and …

Composting generates a suitable product to be used as a substrate for seed germination,
contributing to resilient agricultural practices and progressively improving soil quality …