An introduction to the concept of organic waste to food conversion
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Waste to Food: Returning Nutrients to the Food Chain. ed. / Sergiy Smetana; V. Zuin Zeidler; Daniel Pleissner. Brill | Schöningh, 2023. p. 15-30.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - An introduction to the concept of organic waste to food conversion
AU - Pleissner, Daniel
PY - 2023/8/14
Y1 - 2023/8/14
N2 - The current principle of cascading use of biomass considers a formation of food and feed, prior to the production of materials and chemicals as well as energy. Cascading use of biomass shall promote efficient use of bio-based resources through dissemination of best practices and support for innovation in the bio-economy and follow the principles sustainability, resource efficiency, circularity, new markets and products as well as subsidiarity. This contribution introduces the concept of waste to food conversion as a new approach to efficiently utilise organic waste. Focus has been laid on the extraction of food ingredients and in particular proteins from organic waste. Requirements and processes have been presented which are required to open new cascading use and paths for new utilisation strategies of organic waste. Stages from waste separation, pretreatment as well as extraction have been illuminated regarding the use of organic waste as protein source. Furthermore, advantages and implementation of this concept in urban areas has been described. In the future, this could reduce the urban demand for externally produced food. Correspondingly, less food needs to be produced by means of intensive land use and transported long distances to the city. Even though such an approach can be considered as provocative it is worth investigating.
AB - The current principle of cascading use of biomass considers a formation of food and feed, prior to the production of materials and chemicals as well as energy. Cascading use of biomass shall promote efficient use of bio-based resources through dissemination of best practices and support for innovation in the bio-economy and follow the principles sustainability, resource efficiency, circularity, new markets and products as well as subsidiarity. This contribution introduces the concept of waste to food conversion as a new approach to efficiently utilise organic waste. Focus has been laid on the extraction of food ingredients and in particular proteins from organic waste. Requirements and processes have been presented which are required to open new cascading use and paths for new utilisation strategies of organic waste. Stages from waste separation, pretreatment as well as extraction have been illuminated regarding the use of organic waste as protein source. Furthermore, advantages and implementation of this concept in urban areas has been described. In the future, this could reduce the urban demand for externally produced food. Correspondingly, less food needs to be produced by means of intensive land use and transported long distances to the city. Even though such an approach can be considered as provocative it is worth investigating.
KW - Biology
KW - Chemistry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105014233255&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3920/978-90-8686-929-9_1
DO - 10.3920/978-90-8686-929-9_1
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-90-8686-377-8
SP - 15
EP - 30
BT - Waste to Food
A2 - Smetana, Sergiy
A2 - Zeidler, V. Zuin
A2 - Pleissner, Daniel
PB - Brill | Schöningh
ER -