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Enzymes Production From Food Waste and Their Application

Enzymes Production From Food Waste and Their Application

Vismaya N. Kumar, Sharrel Rebello, Sindhu Raveendran, Binod Parameswaran, Ashok Pandey, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh, Prabhakumari C.
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522577065|ISBN10: 1522577068|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522592136|EISBN13: 9781522577072
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7706-5.ch001
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Kumar, Vismaya N., et al. "Enzymes Production From Food Waste and Their Application." Global Initiatives for Waste Reduction and Cutting Food Loss, edited by Aparna B. Gunjal, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7706-5.ch001

APA

Kumar, V. N., Rebello, S., Raveendran, S., Parameswaran, B., Pandey, A., Aneesh, E. M., & Prabhakumari C. (2019). Enzymes Production From Food Waste and Their Application. In A. Gunjal, M. Waghmode, N. Patil, & P. Bhatt (Eds.), Global Initiatives for Waste Reduction and Cutting Food Loss (pp. 1-19). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7706-5.ch001

Chicago

Kumar, Vismaya N., et al. "Enzymes Production From Food Waste and Their Application." In Global Initiatives for Waste Reduction and Cutting Food Loss, edited by Aparna B. Gunjal, et al., 1-19. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7706-5.ch001

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Abstract

The chapter reviews the fermentation-based production of industrially important enzymes from food waste (FW). Nearly one-third of the food produced globally is wasted and poses serious problems regarding its disposal. A number of dumping systems have been developed in the nations worldwide which has later become a threat to the environment. This problem is both of an environmental and economic concern. Recent developments in the area have revealed the application of bioremediation as the best way to dispose food waste. Composting and anaerobic digestion of the organic waste are gaining importance for the better use of household-level waste rather than just dumping it in landfill sites. This chapter focuses mainly on the different types of FW, its disposal techniques, optimization of the fermentation process for the production of different industrially valued enzymes like amylases, cellulases, pectinases, proteases, phytases, and a few others using a wide range of microorganisms from different types of food waste like kitchen waste and food processing waste.

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