Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities (Food Science and Technology)

FoodIndustryWastes:AssessmentandRecuperationofCommoditiespresentsemergingtechniquesandopportunitiesforthetreatmentoffoodwastes,thereductionofwaterfootprint,andcreatingsustainablefoodsystems.Writtenbyateamofexpertsfromaroundtheworld,thisbookprovidesaguideforimplementingbioprocessingtechniques.Italsohelpsresearchersdevelopnewoptionsfortherecuperationofthesewastesforcommunitybenefit.Morethan34milliontonsoffoodwastewasgeneratedintheUnitedStatesin2009,atacostofapproximately$43billion.Andwhilelessthanthreepercentofthatwastewasrecoveredandrecycled,thereisgrowinginterestanddevelopmentinrecoveringandrecyclingfoodwaste.Theseprocesseshavethepotentialnotonlytoreducegreenhousegases,buttoprovideenergyandresourcesforotherpurposes.Thisbookexaminesthesetopicsindetail,startingwithsources,characterizationandcompositionoffoodwastes,anddevelopmentofgreenproductionstrategies.Thebookthenturnstotreatmenttechniquessuchassolid-statefermentationandanaerobicdigestionofsolidfoodwasteforbiogasandfertilizer.Adeepsectiononinnovativebiocatalystsandbioreactorsfollows,encompassinghydrogengenerationandthermophilicaerobicbioprocessingtechnologies.Roundingoutthevolumeareextensivesectionsonwaterfootprints,includingelectricitygenerationfrommicrobialfuelcells(MFCs),andlifecycleassessments.Foodwasteisanareaoffocusforawiderangeofrelatedindustriesfromfoodsciencetoenergyandengineering.Itoutlinesthedevelopmentofgreenproductstrategies.Itcoversinternationalauthoringteamthatrepresentstheleadingedgeinresearchanddevelopment.Ithighlightsleadingtrendsofcurrentresearchaswellasfutureopportunitiesforreusingfoodwaste.