A review on the challenges and choices for food waste valorization: Environmental and economic impacts

P Roy, AK Mohanty, P Dick, M Misra - ACS environmental Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Valorization of food waste (FW) is instrumental for reducing the environmental and economic
burden of FW and transitioning to a circular economy. The FW valorization process has …

A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: fabrication, properties, and applications

UV Akhil, N Radhika, B Saleh… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) have gained limelight in many
applications during the recent years, owing to their availability, as well as superior …

Natural polymeric materials: A solution to plastic pollution from the agro-food sector

MA Acquavia, R Pascale, G Martelli, M Bondoni… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional petroleum-derived plastics represent a serious problem for global pollution
because, when discarded in the environment, are believed to remain for hundreds of years …

Emerging waste valorisation techniques to moderate the hazardous impacts, and their path towards sustainability

X Wang, C Li, CH Lam, K Subramanian, ZH Qin… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the recent boom in urbanisation, economy, and global population, the amount of
waste generated worldwide has increased tremendously. The World Bank estimates that …

Mapping the progress in natural fiber reinforced composites: preparation, mechanical properties, and applications

B Dev, A Rahman, R Alam, R Repon… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exploration of natural fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) in cutting‐edge
applications is due to phenomenal properties, such as lightweight, low‐cost, and …

Harnessing fruit waste for poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production: a review

R Sirohi, VK Gaur, AK Pandey, SJ Sim, S Kumar - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate is a biopolymer which has shown tremendous potential for replacing
conventional petroleum-based plastics for plummeting the plastic pollution problem …

Pulsed electric field applications for the extraction of bioactive compounds from food waste and by-products: a critical review

T Chatzimitakos, V Athanasiadis, D Kalompatsios… - Biomass, 2023 - mdpi.com
The food processing industry is a continuously developing sector that uses innovative
technologies to efficiently process food products. During processing, food industries …

Advances in development of biodegradable food packaging material from agricultural and agro‐industry waste

S Birania, S Kumar, N Kumar, AK Attkan… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The preferment for farm mechanization and advancement in industrialization has
augmented the agro‐industrial waste generation. The management of such numerous waste …

Conflicting issues of sustainable consumption and food safety: risky consumer behaviors in reducing food waste and plastic packaging

G Kasza, N Veflen, J Scholderer, L Münter, L Fekete… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food-related consumer decisions have an impact on the environment. However, trending
patterns of sustainable consumption often pose a challenge for food-safety authorities: these …

Overview of food loss and waste in fruits and vegetables: From issue to resources

V Bancal, RC Ray - Fruits and vegetable wastes: Valorization to …, 2022 - Springer
Vegetables and fruits contain many phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals, and dietary
fibers that are good for human health. However, on a global scale, a substantial amount (25 …