Sayın Bilge, Kaban Güzin
Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Ardahan University, 75002 Ardahan, Türkiye.
Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye.
Foods. 2024 Jul 17;13(14):2245. doi: 10.3390/foods13142245.
Byproducts and wastes from the food processing industry represent an important group of wastes generated annually in large quantities. It is important to note that the amount of this waste will increase with industrialization, and effective solutions must be found urgently. Many wastes that cause environmental pollution are evaluated by their low-tech conversion into products with little economic value, such as animal feed and fertilizer. Therefore, the evaluation of food processing waste using effective recycling techniques has become an interesting subject with increasing population, ongoing biotechnological studies, and advances in technology. The conversion of food waste into biotechnological products via fermentation is a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and economical method in line with the principles of green chemistry. This approach promotes the reuse of food waste by supporting the principles of a circular economy and offers sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels and synthetic chemicals. This contributes to reducing the carbon footprint, preserving soil and water quality, and providing economic sustainability through the production of high-value products. In this study, the properties of olive mill wastewater, an important and valuable waste in the olive oil industry, its environmental aspects, and its use in biotechnological applications that integrate green chemistry are evaluated.
食品加工业的副产品和废弃物是每年大量产生的一类重要废弃物。需要注意的是，这类废弃物的数量会随着工业化进程而增加，必须尽快找到有效的解决办法。许多造成环境污染的废弃物通过低技术转化为经济价值不大的产品，如动物饲料和肥料来进行评估。因此，随着人口增长、生物技术研究的不断推进以及技术进步，利用有效的回收技术对食品加工废弃物进行评估已成为一个有趣的课题。通过发酵将食品废弃物转化为生物技术产品是一种符合绿色化学原则的可持续、环境友好且经济的方法。这种方法通过支持循环经济原则促进食品废弃物的再利用，并为化石燃料和合成化学品提供可持续的替代品。这有助于减少碳足迹、保护土壤和水质，并通过生产高价值产品实现经济可持续性。在本研究中，对橄榄油行业中一种重要且有价值的废弃物——橄榄油厂废水的特性、其环境影响以及在整合绿色化学的生物技术应用中的用途进行了评估。
