Food waste (FW) contains many nutritional components such as proteins, lipids, fats,
polysaccharides, carbohydrates, and metal ions, which can be reused in some processes to …

Plastic production has outgrown most other man-made materials, with more than 90% being
petroleum-based and nonbiodegradable. Packaging, primarily food packaging, consumes …

Anaerobic digestion has been practically applied in agricultural and industrial waste
treatment and recognized as an economical-effective way for food waste disposal. This …

Food waste (FW) management is a global conundrum because of the rapid population
growth and growing economic activity. Currently, incineration and landfill are still the main …

Rapid economic growth in Asia and especially in China, will lead to a huge increase of food
waste (FW) production that is expected to increase by 278–416 million tonnes. Among …

Utilization of food waste (FW) and food processing waste streams in waste-to-energy
technologies has increased over the years in United States (US). This review paper …

Anaerobic digestion of food waste appears promising to generate biogas in the context of
the growing energy demand and the circular economy. In particular, anaerobic digestion …

Anaerobic digestion is one of the major biological-based technologies for converting organic
waste to energy. The end-product of the process is the production of biogas that can be …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) and pyrolysis are two promising technologies used worldwide for
waste biomass treatment. Interests on intensification techniques of AD has been increasing …

Currently, sludge is not considered as a waste any more, since it is capable of producing
valuable products. Besides land disposal and thermochemical processes (ie pyrolysis …