Food Waste Valorization 1st Edition

Food Waste Valorization, 1st Edition by Olalere Olusegun Abayomi, Gan Chee Yuen, and Puranjan Mishra confronts one of the 21st century’s most urgent challenges: turning surplus and discarded food into sustainable value. Clear, authoritative and forward-looking, this book immediately draws you in with the promise that food waste is not just a problem but a global resource—if managed intelligently.

Inside, readers will find a balanced blend of scientific rigor and practical guidance. The authors synthesize current technologies and strategies—from composting and anaerobic digestion to biochemical upcycling and bioBooks—while exploring economic, environmental and policy dimensions. Case studies and lifecycle perspectives illustrate how innovations can be applied across diverse settings, making the content relevant to researchers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, municipal planners and students around the world, including Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Imagine transforming organic residues into bioenergy, animal feed, bioplastics or high-value nutraceuticals—this book shows how. It emphasizes scalable solutions that fit real-world constraints and highlights pathways to integrate circular economy principles into food systems, improving sustainability, resource efficiency and local livelihoods.

Engaging and actionable, Food Waste Valorization equips you with the frameworks, technologies and economic insights needed to implement change. Whether you’re developing policy, designing industrial processes, or launching a sustainable venture, this is the practical reference that bridges research and implementation.

Add this essential resource to your shelf today and begin converting wasted food into measurable value—for your organization, your community and the planet.

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