Waste biorefinery to produce renewable energy: Bioconversion process and circular bioeconomy

Ahmed, SF; Kabir, M; Mehjabin, A; Oishi, FTZ; Ahmed, S; Mannan, S; Mofijur, M; Almomani, F; Badruddin, IA; Kamangar, S

Waste biorefinery to produce renewable energy: Bioconversion process and circular bioeconomy

Ahmed, SF Kabir, M Mehjabin, A Oishi, FTZ Ahmed, S Mannan, S Mofijur, M Almomani, F Badruddin, IA Kamangar, S

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Citation:: Energy Reports, 2023, 10, pp. 3073-3091
Issue Date:: 2023-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, SF
dc.contributor.author	Kabir, M
dc.contributor.author	Mehjabin, A
dc.contributor.author	Oishi, FTZ
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, S
dc.contributor.author	Mannan, S
dc.contributor.author	Mofijur, M
dc.contributor.author	Almomani, F
dc.contributor.author	Badruddin, IA
dc.contributor.author	Kamangar, S
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-12T09:59:35Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-12T09:59:35Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energy Reports, 2023, 10, pp. 3073-3091
dc.identifier.issn	2352-4847
dc.identifier.issn	2352-4847
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/177878
dc.description.abstract	Continual global energy scarcity and its future challenges, as well as environmental disasters, are causing global devastation. Additionally, a substantial quantity of food is being wasted regularly. Therefore, the adoption of circular bioeconomy principles and the bioconversion of wasted food appears to be both highly advantageous and urgently required. However, previous studies have placed limited emphasis on the technological progress and circular bioeconomy aspects associated with the bioconversion of wasted food. The present review thus investigates how mass-generated food waste can be used to produce valuable bioproducts through bioconversion techniques such as oleaginous metabolism, anaerobic fermentation, and solventogenesis. These techniques have attracted considerable interest due to their eco-friendly and resource-recycling capacities, as well as their efficiency and sustainability. The paper also discusses approaches to integrate biorefineries within existing economies to establish a circular bioeconomy and analyses the challenges as well as the techno-economic, environmental and life cycle scenarios of these approaches. Analysis of the techno-economic and environmental effects reveals that food waste biorefineries can be lucrative if certain pathways are maintained. The environmental impact of bioconversion methods that produce valuable bioproducts is also found to be substantially lower than that of conventional methods. Integrating bioconversion processes further improves the efficiency of the process and sustainably recovers resources. Developing a circular bioeconomy requires the adoption of a biorefinery strategy with an integrated approach.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Energy Reports
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.egyr.2023.09.137
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 0913 Mechanical Engineering
dc.title	Waste biorefinery to produce renewable energy: Bioconversion process and circular bioeconomy
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
utslib.for	0913 Mechanical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-04-12T09:59:32Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	10

Abstract:

Continual global energy scarcity and its future challenges, as well as environmental disasters, are causing global devastation. Additionally, a substantial quantity of food is being wasted regularly. Therefore, the adoption of circular bioeconomy principles and the bioconversion of wasted food appears to be both highly advantageous and urgently required. However, previous studies have placed limited emphasis on the technological progress and circular bioeconomy aspects associated with the bioconversion of wasted food. The present review thus investigates how mass-generated food waste can be used to produce valuable bioproducts through bioconversion techniques such as oleaginous metabolism, anaerobic fermentation, and solventogenesis. These techniques have attracted considerable interest due to their eco-friendly and resource-recycling capacities, as well as their efficiency and sustainability. The paper also discusses approaches to integrate biorefineries within existing economies to establish a circular bioeconomy and analyses the challenges as well as the techno-economic, environmental and life cycle scenarios of these approaches. Analysis of the techno-economic and environmental effects reveals that food waste biorefineries can be lucrative if certain pathways are maintained. The environmental impact of bioconversion methods that produce valuable bioproducts is also found to be substantially lower than that of conventional methods. Integrating bioconversion processes further improves the efficiency of the process and sustainably recovers resources. Developing a circular bioeconomy requires the adoption of a biorefinery strategy with an integrated approach.

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