TY - JOUR

T1 - Recycling and reuse of food waste

AU - Pleißner, Daniel

PY - 2018/10

Y1 - 2018/10

N2 - The necessity to carry out a proper utilization of food waste is underlined by the amounts of resources needed for food production, processing and transport. Despite the recommendation to utilize organic material in accordance to a cascading use, energetic use is predominantly carried out. Organic material, however, contains various secondary raw materials, such as functionalized organic compounds. Organic compounds contain unique functional groups which are urgently needed to cope with the limitation of fossil resources. However, an industrial utilization process solely relying on wasted food as feedstock seems paradox as it is based on an unsustainable behavior. Actions against the wastage of food consequently have an impact on the feedstock availability of utilization processes. It is assumed that due to economic reason more edible food fractions are processed for instance in biorefineries for the production of high-value products.

AB - The necessity to carry out a proper utilization of food waste is underlined by the amounts of resources needed for food production, processing and transport. Despite the recommendation to utilize organic material in accordance to a cascading use, energetic use is predominantly carried out. Organic material, however, contains various secondary raw materials, such as functionalized organic compounds. Organic compounds contain unique functional groups which are urgently needed to cope with the limitation of fossil resources. However, an industrial utilization process solely relying on wasted food as feedstock seems paradox as it is based on an unsustainable behavior. Actions against the wastage of food consequently have an impact on the feedstock availability of utilization processes. It is assumed that due to economic reason more edible food fractions are processed for instance in biorefineries for the production of high-value products.

KW - Food waste

KW - Utilization

KW - Recycling

KW - Reuse

KW - Sustainability Science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044956155&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.03.014

DO - 10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.03.014

M3 - Scientific review articles

VL - 13

SP - 39

EP - 43

JO - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

JF - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

SN - 2452-2236

IS - October 2018

ER -