Enzymes and microorganisms in food industry waste processing and conversion to useful products: a review of the literature

Conference · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:6808576

Carroad, P A; Wilke, C R

Bioconversion of food processing wastes is receiving increased attention with the realization that waste components represent an available and utilizable resource for conversion to useful products. Liquid wastes are characterized as dilute streams containing sugars, starches, proteins, and fats. Solid wastes are generally cellulosic, but may contain other biopolymers. The greatest potential for economic bioconversion is represented by processes to convert cellulose to glucose, glucose to alcohol and protein, starch to invert sugar, and dilute waste streams to methane by anaerobic digestion. Microbial or enzymatic processes to accomplish these conversions are described.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6808576
• Report Number(s): LBL-5962; CONF-760164-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on enzymes in the food processing industry, Davis, CA, USA, 14 Jan 1976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
BIOCONVERSION
ALCOHOLS
BIOSYNTHESIS
REVIEWS
CELLULOSE
FOOD
WASTE PROCESSING
GLUCOSE
METHANE
SINGLE CELL PROTEIN
STARCH
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
CHITIN
CRUSTACEANS
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
LIQUID WASTES
MICROORGANISMS
PROTEINS
SOLID WASTES
ALDEHYDES
ALKANES
AMINES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
CARBOHYDRATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
FLUIDS
HEXOSES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
LYSIS
MANAGEMENT
MONOSACCHARIDES
MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROCESSING
REAGENTS
SACCHARIDES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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