This new book addresses the reuse of food residue and byproduct valorization of fruits, vegetables, and seeds, providing a thorough survey of natural resource management and environmental issues that are at the heart of sustainability. It also provides theoretical and experimental methods used to study different aspects of valorization techniques for agri-food wastes and byproducts management in parallel to conservation of nature.
This research-oriented volume discusses sustainability challenges related to food wastes and byproducts valorization along with emerging recovery technologies, conveying circular economy concepts by managing the "natural" environment and its resources.
Agroindustrial Waste Management and Natural Resources Conservation: Environmental Challenges and Transformation into Value-Added Products also discusses the importance of green packaging for foods, fruits, vegetables, and agricultural products in order to limit the use of persistent plastics in the natural environment. These plastic packaging materials increase the risk of environment pollution as they are often discarded as waste. This book highlights the recent advancements in the development of sustainable packaging materials, which could be biodegradable while respecting the conservation of natural resources.
Topics include application of computer vision technology-driven image-based classification for segregating mixed plastic waste, fruit seeds as a protein ingredient in the development of new foods, bioactive compounds collected from fruit and vegetable byproducts for the development of functional foods, ultrasound-assisted techniques for managing and reducing wastes, biotechnological valorization of cocoa waste, and more.
The information found here will be of value to faculty, students, researchers, and industry professionals in food and agricultural engineering, especially those interested the reuse of food residue and byproduct valorization of fruits, vegetables and seeds and the conservation of natural resources.
