Work

Solid-State Fermentation as a Novel Paradigm for Organic Waste Valorization: A Review

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The abundance of organic solid waste throughout the world has become a common issue that needs complete management at every level. Also, the scarcity of fuel and the competition between food and substance as an alternative to a petroleum-based product has become a major problem that needs to be properly handled. An urge to find renewable substances for sustainable development results in a strategy to valorize organic solid waste using solid state fermentation (SSF) and to manage the issue of solid wastes in a green approach. This paper reviews management of solid wastes using SSF, with regard to its current application, advantages and challenges, downstream processing in SSF, economic viewpoint, and future perspectives.

Source: Sustainability

DOI: 10.3390/su9020224

Authors: Noraziah Abu Yazid, Raquel Barrena, Dimitrios Komilis, Antoni Sánchez

Institutions: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Democritus University of Thrace

Language: English

Topic: Biofuel production and bioconversion

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896