Biotechnological Strategies for Agro-Industrial Food Waste Management
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 3166
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbial fermentation; fermentation process management; biofuel; biorefinery; value-added products; microbial pigments production; microbial carotenoids; functional food
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agro-industrial waste can be considered as the most abundant renewable resources on earth, expected to reach 3.40 billion metric tons by 2050. This waste, if disposed of untreated, can act as pollutants to the environment, affecting both humans and other living organisms. Their composition makes this waste suitable for their reuse to obtain added-value products, according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, minimizing environmental problems and helping the economy and society. Currently agro-industrial waste is applied through biotechnological techniques as promising substrates for improving their stability and applicability in several sectors.
The aim of this Special Issue is to consider original studies on agro-industrial waste fermentation techniques through controlled fermentation processes carried out by selected microorganisms, for obtaining value-added products such as biofertilizers, enzymes, biopolymers, bioplastic, bioactive molecules, platform chemicals, food and feed supplements, single cell proteins, single cell oils, biofuel, bioenergy, and microbial pigments.
Dr. Alessia Tropea
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- agricultural food waste
- food waste management
- bioenergy
- biofuel
- waste valorization
- biotechnology
- starter cultures
- fermentation process
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