Overview

The production of waste materials during the processing of food, agricultural produce and industrial products is recognized as a significant problem. Public opinion, increasing legislation and economic arguments seem certain to restrict the options for simple disposal of wastes, so alternative technologies will be required. In general, this problem can be addressed by either minimizing the waste produced or by recycling the waste in some way, and it seems likely that a combination of the two approaches will be the most practical solution for most industries. Bioprocessing represents a efficient method of eliminating some waste materials, with the benefit that useful products can be produced. This updated and revised edition provides an overview of the biotechnological methods of recovering useful materials from wastes. By covering both the general principles of bioconversion and the specific characteristics of the main groups of waste materials amenable to bioconversion methods, this book provides the chemical, biochemical, agrochemical and process engineer with guidance on the use of these methods in devising a solution to the problem of industrial waste products.

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Author:   A.M. Martin
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   2nd ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.170kg
ISBN:  

9780751404234

ISBN 10:   0751404233
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   30 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

One: The Principles of Bioconversion of Waste Materials.- 1 The enzymic treatment of waste materials.- 2 Processes with immobilized enzymes and cells.- 3 Solid substrate fermentation: a biotechnological approach to bioconversion of wastes.- 4 Composting processes.- Two: Bioconversion Applications.- 5 Bioprocessing of agro-residues to value added products.- 6 Use of photosynthetic bacteria for the production of SCP and chemicals from organic wastes.- 7 Utilization of starch industry wastes.- 8 Bioconversion of food processing wastes.- 9 Bioconversion of cheese whey to organic acids.- 10 Lignocellulosic wastes: biological conversion.- 11 Bioconversion of waste water from the pulp and paper industry.- 12 Fisheries waste biomass: bioconversion alternatives.- 13 Production of Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticides using waste materials.- 14 Biorecovery of metals from mining wastes.- Acknowledgements.- References.

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