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Global variability of food waste chemical composition and its consequences on the production of biofuels and chemical compounds

Authors: Íthalo Barbosa Silva de Abreu, Maria Helena de Sousa, Andressa Pereira da Silva, Carlos Eduardo de Araújo Padilha, Aldo Torres Sales, Antonio Samuel Alves da Silva, Emmanuel Damilano Dutra, Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 3/2023

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The use of food waste (FW) for the production of biofuels and value-added compounds is growing worldwide. However, the significant chemical variability of this raw material is a major challenge for its use in biorefineries. This work aimed to investigate the chemical variability of FW in different regions of the world and evaluate how this variability may affect the production of biofuels and value-added chemical compounds. The variability of FW chemical composition in 163 samples, reported in 104 articles, was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The samples were divided into five regions (Industrialized Asia; USA, Canada, and Oceania; Europe; Latin America; and South and Southeast Asia) and four types of FW sources (canteen; household; municipal solid waste; and supermarket). There still needs to be more robust scientific data from some regions and different generating sources of FW. From the available data, we observe high variabilities (CV > 30%) in total carbohydrates, proteins, and mainly starch and lipids in most regions and sources, especially supermarkets (CVs > 100%). This variability may reduce the production of biofuels and chemical compounds during biorefinery processes based on FW. Estimated reductions considering maximum and minimum total carbohydrate contents were 83% for bioethanol and 87% for acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE). Lipid variation would reduce biodiesel production by almost 100%. The use of the protein fraction for insect growth or fish and animal feeding should be encouraged. The integration of biofuels and chemicals is an alternative to mitigate economic losses. This review indicates that the high variability of chemical composition is a significant challenge for energy and chemical recovery of food waste in biorefineries.

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Title: Global variability of food waste chemical composition and its consequences on the production of biofuels and chemical compounds
Authors: Íthalo Barbosa Silva de Abreu
Maria Helena de Sousa
Andressa Pereira da Silva
Carlos Eduardo de Araújo Padilha
Aldo Torres Sales
Antonio Samuel Alves da Silva
Emmanuel Damilano Dutra
Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes
Publication date: 20-03-2023
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01638-3

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