Innovative Biorefinery Processes for Agri-Food Value Chains provides detailed information on biorefinery concepts and technologies and their applications in agri-food value chains. It covers various topics related to biorefinery, such as biomass feedstocks, conversion technologies, product recovery, and economic and environmental sustainability. Divided into five sections, the first one brings the definitions and fundamental information of agri-food biorefinery. The second section explores biomass for agri-food biorefinery. Section three deals with technological aspects of biorefinery, while Section four brings Novel value chains using renewable biomass for food biorefinery and bioproducts, and Section five presents the environmental and social aspects of biorefinery. The book also includes case studies and examples of successful biorefinery projects from around the world. Edited by a team of experts in the field, this book is a great resource for researchers, academics, industry professionals, policymakers, and graduate and post-graduate students working in the fields of food science and technology, agriculture, and sustainable development.
Table of Contents
Section 1. Definitions and fundamental information of agri-food biorefinery1. Introduction to agri-food biorefinery and agri-food value chains
2. Overview of the agri-food industry and its challenges
3. Global perspective of biorefinery Historical development and evolution of biorefinery concepts
Section 2. Biomass for agri-food biorefinery
4. Sugar/starch rich biomass
5. Fibre-rich biomass
6. Lipid-rich biomass
7. Protein-rich biomass
Section 3. Technological aspects of biorefinery
8. Pretreatments for biorefineries
9. Physico-chemical conversion systems
10. Biological processes for biorefinery
11. Separation and purification processes for biorefinery
Section 4. Novel value chains using renewable biomass for food biorefinery and bioproducts
12. Design of value chains for agricultural residues and waste biorefinery
13. Design of value chains for by- and secondary products biorefinery
14. Design of value chains for aquatic plants biorefinery
15. Design of value chains for fishery industry side streams biorefinery
16. Design of value chains for insect processing biorefinery
Section 5. Environmental and social aspects of biorefinery
17. Sustainability assessment/LCA approaches for biorefinery
18. Social and ethical impact of biorefinery