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TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 58-69Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.10.008
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- Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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A growing global population leads to an increasing demand for food production and the processing industry associated with it and consequently the generation of large amounts of food waste. This problem is intensified due to slow progress in the development of effective waste management strategies and measures for the proper treatment and disposal of waste. Food waste is a reservoir of complex carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nutraceuticals and can form the raw materials for commercially important metabolites. The current legislation on food waste treatment prioritises the prevention of waste generation and least emphasises disposal. Recent valorisation studies for food supply chain waste opens avenues to the production of biofuels, enzymes, bioactive compounds, biodegradable plastics, and nanoparticles among many other molecules.
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