Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 56 Bioconversion of Food and Agricultural Waste into Value-added Materials
In the future circular economy all waste will be recycled into fuels, materials and active compounds. In particular, the food and agro-industries produce huge amounts of waste residues, which are actually underexploited and often polluting the environment. This book reviews the sources, extraction,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In the future circular economy all waste will be recycled into fuels, materials and active compounds. In particular, the food and agro-industries produce huge amounts of waste residues, which are actually underexploited and often polluting the environment. This book reviews the sources, extraction, processing and applications of value-added compounds from agro-waste, with a focus on drug delivery, tea, apple pomace, lignin nanocomposites, bioethanol, fertilizers and sitosterol. Food residues provide bioactive molecules, enzymes, vitamins, antioxidants, and animal feed |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 302 p. 1 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783030844059 |