Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review

The proliferation of food waste has emerged as an escalating issue, with forecasts suggesting a persistent increase. Efficient waste management is essential in tackling environmental difficulties, providing a sustainable approach to alleviate these urgent problems. Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) is...

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Main Authors: Shama Kakkar, Nagaraju Dharavat, Suresh Kumar Sudabattula
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Results in Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016293
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description The proliferation of food waste has emerged as an escalating issue, with forecasts suggesting a persistent increase. Efficient waste management is essential in tackling environmental difficulties, providing a sustainable approach to alleviate these urgent problems. Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) is notable among waste kinds for its abundant critical nutrients, dietary fibre, bioactive chemicals, and significant energy potential. Establishing an effective system for processing FVW can provide substantial advantages, especially in energy recovery and waste minimisation. The worldwide society is increasingly prioritising renewable energy sources to mitigate the environmental repercussions of fossil fuel consumption. Global initiatives are currently focused on utilising energy from FVW, along with the overarching objective of achieving international energy security. This article investigates the possibilities of power generation from many forms of food waste, analyses prevalent generating methods and their justifications, and addresses the legislation and regulations governing food waste management, as well as prospective pathways for sustainable energy solutions.
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spelling doaj-art-05e37a7b79bb416485db4668fca8e0bc2025-08-20T01:58:31ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-012410337610.1016/j.rineng.2024.103376Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive reviewShama Kakkar0Nagaraju Dharavat1Suresh Kumar Sudabattula2School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, IndiaSchool of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, SR University Warangal, Telangana, 506371, India; Corresponding author.School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, IndiaThe proliferation of food waste has emerged as an escalating issue, with forecasts suggesting a persistent increase. Efficient waste management is essential in tackling environmental difficulties, providing a sustainable approach to alleviate these urgent problems. Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) is notable among waste kinds for its abundant critical nutrients, dietary fibre, bioactive chemicals, and significant energy potential. Establishing an effective system for processing FVW can provide substantial advantages, especially in energy recovery and waste minimisation. The worldwide society is increasingly prioritising renewable energy sources to mitigate the environmental repercussions of fossil fuel consumption. Global initiatives are currently focused on utilising energy from FVW, along with the overarching objective of achieving international energy security. This article investigates the possibilities of power generation from many forms of food waste, analyses prevalent generating methods and their justifications, and addresses the legislation and regulations governing food waste management, as well as prospective pathways for sustainable energy solutions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016293Anaerobic digestionEnergy generationEnvironmental sustainabilityFruits & vegetable wastesMicrobial fuel cells (MFCs)Waste management
spellingShingle Shama Kakkar
Nagaraju Dharavat
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Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
Results in Engineering
Anaerobic digestion
Energy generation
Environmental sustainability
Fruits & vegetable wastes
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
Waste management
title Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
title_full Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
title_fullStr Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
title_full_unstemmed Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
title_short Transforming food waste into energy: A comprehensive review
title_sort transforming food waste into energy a comprehensive review
topic Anaerobic digestion
Energy generation
Environmental sustainability
Fruits & vegetable wastes
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
Waste management
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016293
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