Opportunity for high value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 123-130

  Matharu, Avtar S ^a   de Melo, Eduardo M ^a   Houghton, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biobased chemicals; Food supply chain wastes; Functional materials; Renewable chemicals; Valorisation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD SUPPLY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-BASED FEEDSTOCK; BIOBASED CHEMICALS; GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY; ORANGE PEEL WASTES; PLATFORM MOLECULES; RENEWABLE CHEMICALS; VALORISATION; VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; LIMONENE; PECTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WASTE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; PROTEIN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; CATERING SERVICE; CHINA; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD WASTE; INDIA; POTATO; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; HUMAN; VEGETABLE; WASTE;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; VEGETABLES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84977943138     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.039     Document Type: Review

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