TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in food waste valorization for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels
T2 - Case study South and Southeast Asia
AU - Ong, Khai Lun
AU - KAUR, Guneet
AU - Pensupa, Nattha
AU - Uisan, Kristiadi
AU - Lin, Carol Sze Ki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Staggering amounts of food waste are being generated in Asia by means of agricultural processing, food transportation and storage, and human food consumption activities. This along with the recent sustainable development goals of food security, environmental protection, and energy efficiency are the key drivers for food waste valorization. The aim of this review is to provide an insight on the latest trends in food waste valorization in Asian countries such as India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Landfilling, incineration, and composting are the first-generation food waste processing technologies. The advancement of valorisation alternatives to tackle the food waste issue is the focus of this review. Furthermore, a series of examples of key food waste valorization schemes in this Asian region as case studies to demonstrate the advancement in bioconversions in these countries are described. Finally, important legislation aspects for food waste disposal in these Asian countries are also reported.
AB - Staggering amounts of food waste are being generated in Asia by means of agricultural processing, food transportation and storage, and human food consumption activities. This along with the recent sustainable development goals of food security, environmental protection, and energy efficiency are the key drivers for food waste valorization. The aim of this review is to provide an insight on the latest trends in food waste valorization in Asian countries such as India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Landfilling, incineration, and composting are the first-generation food waste processing technologies. The advancement of valorisation alternatives to tackle the food waste issue is the focus of this review. Furthermore, a series of examples of key food waste valorization schemes in this Asian region as case studies to demonstrate the advancement in bioconversions in these countries are described. Finally, important legislation aspects for food waste disposal in these Asian countries are also reported.
KW - Bioconversion
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Chemicals
KW - Energy
KW - High-value added products
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021051354&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.076
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.076
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28662903
AN - SCOPUS:85021051354
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 248
SP - 100
EP - 112
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
ER -
