Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities

TMW Mak, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, KM Iris… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Research attention is increasingly drawn on constructing a circular bioeconomy and
enhancing the value of material flows. Circular bioeconomy aims to achieve sustainable …

From lignocellulosic biomass to levulinic acid: A review on acid-catalyzed hydrolysis

S Kang, J Fu, G Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Green synthesis of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) through hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid using non-noble metal catalysts: A critical review

S Dutta, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, YH Ng, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The distinct physicochemical properties and renewable origin of gamma-valerolactone
(GVL) have provided opportunities for diversifying its applications, particularly as a green …

A review on the valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment

J O'Connor, SA Hoang, L Bradney, S Dutta… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Valorisation of food waste offers an economical and environmental opportunity, which can
reduce the problems of its conventional disposal. Food waste is commonly disposed of in …

Sustainable production of levulinic acid and its derivatives for fuel additives and chemicals: progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, U Farooq, G Bary, MM Azim, X Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control

X Xiong, KM Iris, L Cao, DCW Tsang, S Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review addresses the use of biochar as a green and versatile catalyst support for
emerging high-end applications beyond soil remediation, including chemical synthesis and …

Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

X Xiong, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, NS Bolan, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food wastes are generated massively across global food supply chains. Conventional
treatments of food waste (eg, landfilling and incineration) cause environmental, economic …

Advances in lignin valorization towards bio-based chemicals and fuels: Lignin biorefinery

Y Cao, SS Chen, S Zhang, YS Ok, BM Matsagar… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is one of the most promising renewable sources for aromatic hydrocarbons, while
effective depolymerization towards its constituent monomers is a particular challenge …

Conversion of food and kitchen waste to value-added products

R Sindhu, E Gnansounou, S Rebello, P Binod… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food and kitchen waste-omnipresent in every corner of the world serve as an excellent
source of value added products owing to high organic content. Regardless of existence of …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from real biomasses

F Menegazzo, E Ghedini, M Signoretto - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The present paper reviews recent advances on the direct synthesis of 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from different kinds of raw biomasses. In particular, in the paper …