Since the industrial revolution, the rapid growth and development of global industries have
depended largely upon the utilization of coal-derived chemicals, and more recently, the …

Food wastes are generated massively across global food supply chains. Conventional
treatments of food waste (eg, landfilling and incineration) cause environmental, economic …

The need to increase circularity of industrial systems to address limited resources availability
and climate change has triggered the development of the food waste biorefinery concept …

Lactic acid is an already consolidated bioproduct in the world market. It has many
applications, such as: the production of biodegradable polymers, substitution of plastics from …

Fermentative production of optically pure lactic acid has roused interest among researchers
in recent years due to its high potential for applications in a wide range of fields. More …

Biotransformation of organic wastes into value-added products is gaining interest owing to
waste management issues, exhaustion of fossil fuels and the demand for biodegradable …

The transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a bio-based economy necessitates the
exploitation of synergies, scientific innovations and breakthroughs, and step changes in the …

Biomass can be classified broadly as all the matter on the earth's surface of recent biological
origin. 1 Biomass includes plant materials such as trees, grasses, agricultural crops, algal …

Lactic acid, an organic acid produced by numerous microorganisms, has many applications
in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries, with novel applications being …

Platform chemicals composed of 2–6 carbons derived from fossil resources are used as
important precursors for making a variety of chemicals and materials, including solvents …