Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization
Education University of Hong Kong · National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute · +6 more institutions
Abstract
The tremendous amount of food waste from diverse sources is an environmental burden if disposed of inappropriately. Thus, implementation of a biorefinery platform for food waste is an ideal option to pursue (e.g., production of value-added products while reducing the volume of waste). The adoption of such a process is expected to reduce the production cost of biodegradable plastics (e.g., compared to conventional routes of production using overpriced pure substrates (e.g., glucose)). This review focuses on current technologies for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from food waste. Technical details were also described to offer clear insights into diverse pretreatments for preparation of raw…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 22.19
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 201
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10Topics & keywords
- Bioplastic
- Food waste
- Biorefinery
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates
- Waste management
- Raw material
- Production (economics)
- Food packaging
- Responsible consumption and production