Lactic acid is an organic compound produced via fermentation by different microorganisms
that are able to use different carbohydrate sources. Lactic acid bacteria are the main …

Lactic acid is an already consolidated bioproduct in the world market. It has many
applications, such as: the production of biodegradable polymers, substitution of plastics from …

The biodegradation of PHB, PHBV, PBS, PBAT, PCL, PLA, and a PLA-PCL blend was
compared under aerobic and anaerobic aqueous conditions assessing biodegradation …

Industrial biotechnology is a continuously expanding field focused on the application of
microorganisms to produce chemicals using renewable sources as substrates. Currently, an …

Fruit and vegetable by-products are the most abundant food waste. Industrial processes
such as oil, juice, wine or sugar production greatly contribute to this amount. These kinds of …

The link between increasing global population, food demand, industrialization, and
agricultural waste is strong. Decomposing by-products from food cycles can introduce …

Microalgae are photosynthetic microbes that can synthesize compounds of therapeutic
potential with wide applications in the food, bioprocessing and pharmaceutical sector …

Recent trends in food waste and its management have increasingly started to focus on
treating it as a reusable resource. The hazardous impact of food waste such as the release …

Lactic acid (LA) is a platform chemical which can be produced biotechnologically on
agricultural residues, wastes and by-products and further used for production of …

Waste management is one of the most significant challenges of EU policies for the coming
decades. Our changing food habits carries an inherent increase in waste nutrients, that …