Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization.
Yiu Fai Tsang,Vanish Kumar,Pallabi Samadar,Yi Yang,Jechan Lee,Yong Sik Ok,Hocheol Song,Kihyun Kim,Eilhann E. Kwon,Young Jae Jeon +9 more
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This review focuses on current technologies for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from food waste, with particular attention paid to fermentation technologies based on pure and mixed cultures.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2019-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 297 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Food waste & Bioplastic.read more
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Microbial strategies for bio-transforming food waste into resources.
TL;DR: This review comprehensively discusses state-of-art knowledge about various sources of food waste generation, their utilization, and valorization by exploiting microorganisms to find a sustainable and eco-friendly solution for food waste management.
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Biodegradation of Wasted Bioplastics in Natural and Industrial Environments: A Review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated both the extent and the biodegradation rates under different environments and explored the state-of-the-art knowledge of the environmental and biological factors involved in biodegradability.
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Production of Sustainable and Biodegradable Polymers from Agricultural Waste
TL;DR: The production of bio-based polymers from renewable sources and microbial synthesis are scalable, facile, and pose a minimal impact on the environment compared to chemical synthesis methods that rely on alkali and acid treatment or co-polymer blending.
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Sustainable processing of food waste for production of bio-based products for circular bioeconomy.
Poonam Sharma,Vivek Kumar Gaur,Ranjna Sirohi,Sunita Varjani,Sang Hyoun Kim,Jonathan W C Wong +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review abridges merits and demerits of various advanced techniques extended for food waste valorization and contribution of food waste in revenue generation as value added products.
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Bioplastic from Renewable Biomass: A Facile Solution for a Greener Environment
Gerardo Coppola,Maria Teresa Gaudio,Catia Giovanna Lopresto,Vincenza Calabrò,Stefano Curcio,Sudip Chakraborty +5 more
TL;DR: A review of bio-based and biodegradable bioplastics can be found in this article, where the main applications of these materials are accounted, including food, packaging, structural engineering, and automotive engineering.
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