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1 online resource |
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Front Cover; Biotransformation of Agricultural Waste and By-Products; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgment; 1 -- Crop and Plant Biomass as Valuable Material for BBB. Alternatives for Valorization of Green Wastes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Plant Biomass as Feedstock for Industrial Applications: General Considerations; 1.2.1 Temporal Availability and Compositions of Biomass; 1.2.2 Logistic Requirements of Biomass; 1.3 Plant Biomass: A Sustainable Feedstock for Industrial Applications |
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1.3.1 Current Applications1.3.2 Resource for Value-Added Compounds; 1.3.3 Feedstock for the Fermentation Industry; 1.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; 2 -- Fruit Processing in Central America and Mexico; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fruit Production in the Region; 2.2.1 Costa Rica; Pineapple; Banana; 2.2.2 Other Central American Countries; 2.2.3 Mexico; 2.3 Fruit Industrialization in the Region; 2.3.1 Costa Rica; 2.3.2 Central America; 2.4 Physicochemical Composition and Biological Activity of Fruits of the Region; 2.4.1 Physicochemical Composition of Fruits of Costa Rica; Vitamin C |
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Phenolic compounds content (TPC)Antioxidant activity; 2.4.2 Physicochemical Composition of Fruits Produced in Mexico; Coffee; Pomegranate; Grapefruit; 2.5 Biological Activities of Fruits From Costa Rica and the Central America Region; 2.5.1 Banana; 2.5.2 Mango; 2.5.3 Pineapple; 2.5.4 Watermelon; 2.6 Agro-Industrial Fruit Wastes and Its Potential as Biomass; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3 -- Plants By-Products and Fibers' Industrial Exploitation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 India Food Industry Wastes: Mango Case Study; 3.2.1 Processed Mango; 3.2.2 Barriers; 3.2.3 Opportunities |
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3.3 Market Making in the Bioeconomy of Plants' By-Products in Europe and in the World3.3.1 Feedstock Biomasses; 3.3.2 Cellulose; 3.3.3 EU Textile Industries and Vegetal Fibers; 3.3.4 Innovative Companies Involved in Recycling of Plant Residues, Transforming Them in Textiles, Biobased Biochemicals, and Fi...; 3.3.5 EU Business Analysis of Case Studies; 3.3.6 Cargill Starches; 3.3.7 Tomatoes Plant Waste Recycling Industrial Group; 3.3.8 Novamont Case Study on Bioplastics; 3.3.9 Wheatoleo; 3.4 Conclusion; References |
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4 -- Organic Recycling of Agricultural Waste Today: Composting and Anaerobic Digestion4.1 Introduction; 4.2 EU & American Policy on Organic Waste; 4.2.1 Europe; Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC); Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC); Renewables Directive (2008/28/EC) (Directive, 2009); Biowaste Directive; 4.2.2 South and Central America; 4.2.3 North America; Municipal wastewater treatment plant facilities; Agricultural facilities; Integration with existing compost facilities; Integration with landfills or refuse-derived fuel facilities; Stand-alone facilities; 4.3 Industrial Composting |
| Summary |
Biotransformation of Agricultural Waste and By-Products in the 4F Economy: The Food, Feed, Fiber, Fuel (4F) Economy presents an evaluation of plant species better exploitable for a particular transformation. As crops are already covering large parts of cultivable soils, is it is not conceivable to try to extend the cultures beyond the limit of available soils, but a further increase in productivity is not easy to obtain. The book discusses advances in technology and plants design which support the exploitation and valorization of vegetable and fruit by-products through fermentation (feed-batch liquid fermentation, solid-state fermentation) in bio-based bio-chemicals/biofuels production. Pathways in the biosynthesis of fibers, sugars, and metabolites are provided with a focus on the lifecycle of bacteria, yeasts, and even plant species. The text analyzes cellular structures and the organization of cell walls in order to show which polysaccharides offer more favorable fermentative processes and which are detrimental |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Agricultural wastes.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General
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Agricultural wastes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Poltronieri, Palmiro, editor
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D'Urso, Oscar Fernando, editor
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| LC no. |
2016935056 |
| ISBN |
9780128036488 |
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0128036486 |
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