[HTML][HTML] Circular bioeconomy in action: transforming food wastes into renewable food resources

P Pal, AK Singh, RK Srivastava, SS Rathore, UK Sahoo… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
The growing challenge of food waste management presents a critical opportunity for
advancing the circular bioeconomy, aiming to transform waste into valuable resources. This …

An overview of fermentation in the food industry-looking back from a new perspective

SA Siddiqui, Z Erol, J Rugji, F Taşçı… - Bioresources and …, 2023 - Springer
Fermentation is thought to be born in the Fertile Crescent, and since then, almost every
culture has integrated fermented foods into their dietary habits. Originally used to preserve …

Turning food loss and food waste into Watts: A review of food waste as an energy source

F Economou, I Voukkali, I Papamichael, V Phinikettou… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Food loss (FL) and food waste (FW) have become severe global problems, contributing to
resource inefficiency and environmental degradation. Approximately 6% of greenhouse gas …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing mushroom processing: Innovative techniques and technologies

S Sangeeta, D Sharma, S Ramniwas, R Mugabi… - Food Chemistry: X, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the global mushroom industry has seen remarkable growth due to its
nutritional benefits, increasing market value, and rising consumer demand. Mushrooms are …

Marine bioresources are a boon for bioplastic production as an alternative to conventional plastics—a review

M Narayanan, J Lee, S Barathi… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
The constant rise in global demand for plastic products has led to an uninterrupted increase
in the production and utilization of petroleum-based conventional plastics. This has resulted …

Lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei using a sequence of seasonally available fruit wastes as sustainable carbon sources

S Costa, D Summa, M Radice, S Vertuani… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Lactic acid (LA) production from fossil resources is unsustainable owing to their
depletion and environmental concerns. Thus, this study aimed to optimize the production of …

Sustainability of biorefineries: Challenges and perspectives

JC Solarte-Toro, CA Cardona Alzate - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biorefineries have been defined as complex systems where biomass is integrally processed
to obtain value-added products and energy vectors, involving recent research advances …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling and optimization of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of agro-food residues

I Caro, C Marzo-Gago, AB Díaz, A Blandino - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In terms of productivity, bioethanol production from agri-food residues can be improved by
carrying out simultaneously the two involved stages (enzyme hydrolysis and alcohol …

Microbial production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): Biosynthetic pathways, physical parameter optimization, and health benefits

N Abbas, S Riaz, S Mazhar, R Essa, M Maryam… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Omega-3 fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),
and α-linolenic acid (ALA), are essential polyunsaturated fatty acids with diverse health …

Sustainable Materials via the Assembly of Biopolymeric Nanobuilding Blocks Valorized from Agri-Food Waste

M Peydayesh - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an overview of current state-of-the-art agri-food waste valorization for
developing advanced materials via the nanoscale assembly of biopolymeric building blocks …