Fermentation of Organic Waste for High-Value-Added Product Production

A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2024 | Viewed by 1030

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School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, No. 1800, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, China
Interests: anaerobic fermentation technology and membrane bioreactors

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Interests: anaerobic digestion; volatile fatty acids; organic waste; electrochemistry; pre-treatment; dynamic membrane bioreactor; sulfate reduction

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Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of the global economy, organic waste is sharply increasing. However, traditional treatment technologies present many issues, such as the low added value of products. Therefore, the development of high value conversion technologies for organic waste is promising. The main purpose of this Special Issue is to report novel technologies and new principles of the high-added-value biotransformation of organic waste via fermentation, or to review the relevant technologies and principles. The scope of this special issue mainly includes anaerobic or aerobic fermentation of organic waste to produce high-value-added products, including volatile fatty acids, medium chain fatty acids, polyhydroxyalkanoates, etc.

Prof. Dr. Hongbo Liu
Dr. Hongxiao Guo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fermentation
  • organic waste
  • sewage sludge
  • food waste
  • algae
  • agricultural straw
  • brewery wastewater
  • food wastewater
  • slaughterhouse wastewater
  • volatile fatty acids
  • medium-chain fatty acids
  • polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

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Ensiling of High-Moisture Plant By-Products: Fermentation Quality, Nutritional Values, and Animal Performance
by Bhutikini D. Nkosi, Ingrid M. M. Malebana, Sergio Á. Rios, Thobela T. Nkukwana and Robin Meeske
Fermentation 2024, 10(8), 426; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10080426 - 16 Aug 2024
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Animal feeds under ruminant production are a challenge, and ruminants are mostly fed on fibrous plants including high-moisture plant by-products (HMPBs). These HMPBs are available during the food processing periods and cannot be fed entirely in their fresh form. These resources are conserved [...] Read more.
Animal feeds under ruminant production are a challenge, and ruminants are mostly fed on fibrous plants including high-moisture plant by-products (HMPBs). These HMPBs are available during the food processing periods and cannot be fed entirely in their fresh form. These resources are conserved in the form of silage for future feeding. Silage-making entails the anaerobic preservation of forages with the aid of additives that reduce the pH of the ensiled materials and preserve the forage. Most silage research work focuses mainly on the preservation of forages/plants, with less attention on HMPBs. This review focuses on the silage production from HMPBs (e.g., pulps/pomaces), challenges involved in the ensiling of these resources, use of additives (e.g., chemical additives), and growth performance of ruminants fed silage from these resources. This review will assist farmers from developing countries who rely on HMPBs as sources of animal feed. Full article
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