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Waste biorefinery to produce renewable energy: Bioconversion process and circular bioeconomy
Author Affiliations
Asian University for Women, Hamad bin Khalifa University, University of Oxford, University of Technology Sydney, ...
Published InEnergy Reports
Year2023
Citations67
Abstract
Continual global energy scarcity and its future challenges, as well as environmental disasters, are causing global devastation. Additionally, a substantial quantity of food is being wasted regularly. Therefore, the adoption of circular bioeconomy principles and the bioconversion of wasted food appears to be both highly advantageous and urgently required. However, previous studies have placed limited emphasis on the technological progress and circular bioeconomy aspects associated with the bioconversion of wasted food. The present review thus investigates how mass-generated food waste can be used to produce valuable bioproducts through bioconversion techniques such as oleaginous metabolism, anaerobic fermentation, and solventogenesis. These techniques have attracted considerable interest due to their eco-friendly and resource-recycling capacities, as well as their efficiency and sustainability. The paper…
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Fields & Keywords
Physical SciencesEngineeringBuilding and ConstructionAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionBioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentBiofuel production and bioconversionBiochemical engineeringBiotechnologyNatural resource economicsWaste managementEcologyComputer networkFood scienceElectrical engineeringOperating system