Biotechnology Applied to Treatments of Agro-Industrial Wastes

Abstract:

On a global scale, the agro-industrial sector generates a high volume of waste that generally presents difficulties to be reused, treated, or disposed of in processes that minimize its impact on the environment. Biotechnology emerges as a field that combines the disciplines of life sciences, ecology, and engineering to exploit biological processes (mainly microbial) in environmental applications of waste treatment. This chapter presents alternatives for the treatment of agro-industrial waste, classified according to their origin and composition. Important aspects related to the engineering of waste treatment are discussed, such as the selection criteria for strategies or alternatives, as well as the level of transformation achieved by the residual. A topic of relevance in this chapter is the use of enzymes, as biological catalysts, in the treatment of residual effluents. The relevance of this alternative is presented through …

Año de publicación:

2021

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