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Showing 1 to 20 of 182 for “"food waste"”.
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Household Food Waste
This cumulative dissertation examines avoidable food waste in German households through four empirical studies using surveys, diary data, meta-analysis, and econometric modelling. It shows that household food waste is not mainly driven by lack of knowledge or simple miscalculation. Instead, it …
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The Agency of Food Waste
This thesis examines the agency of food waste in the context of food waste management in South Australia, Australia. Approaches to food waste management have long framed food waste as inert matter to be acted upon, where human intent and action determine how food waste is understood and managed. By …
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Process development for ethanol production from food waste
… chemicals, and materials sectors. Starch-rich food waste (FW) has the potential to substantially contribute to the sector. However, current bottlenecks in the implementation of ethanol production from FW include the lack of data on the availability and distribution of FW suitable for …
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Pre-Consumer Food Waste at Three Dining Facilities
… the amount (weight) of pre-consumer (production) food waste at a large university, serving 18,000 meal plan holders, and identify major contributors of food waste (i.e. food categories, types of waste). Dining facility managers and waste coordinators (WCs) were voluntarily recruited from three …
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Evaluation of solid food waste for biogas and manure production: a case study of the University of Venda Canteen Solid Food Waste
The ever-increasing food waste generated globally attracts grave concerns due to associated environmental and socio-economic implications. One way to mitigate these adverse consequences is to use the food waste as feedstock for valuable energy and fertilizer generating anaerobic digestion (AD) …
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RESTAURANT FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT USING MICROWAVE PLASMA GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
… on-site solution for the treatment of restaurant waste using a microwave generated plasma for pyrolysis and gasification. The developed system has been used to treat waste from a city centre fast food restaurant. The system was designed with the aim of reducing the amount of waste being sent to …
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Anaerobic Fermentation of Food Waste and Glycerol to Hydrogen
… <p>Anaerobic Fermentation of Food Waste and Glycerol to Hydrogen</p> <p>Eric Krikorian</p> <p>Hydrogen has several well-known advantages as a fuel and chemical feedstock, but current methods of hydrogen production are costly and energy intensive. A potentially advantageous …
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Investigating food waste management in college and university foodservice operations
This study was designed to investigate foodservice administrators' attitudes and barriers regarding food waste management (FWM) in college and university foodservice operations. Research methods included focus group discussions and a national survey conducted both online and by mail. Survey …
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The Persuasive Effect of YouTube Videos on Food Waste Habits
<p><em>In the past decade, food waste has emerged as one of the most important food sustainability issues in developed societies and has received increased attention from academic scholars, policymakers, environmental and other civil society organizations. There have also been a growing number of …
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Food Waste in UK Households: Attitudes, Behaviours and Marketing Implications
Food waste is generated in large amounts across the food chain, ensuing serious environmental, social and economic consequences. Although consumers are the single most significant contributors, little is known about the drivers of food waste in households. The study explores individual attitudes …
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Edible Cultures: The Politics and Ethics of Recuperating Food Waste
… involved in an emergent citywide system of food waste recuperation in the E.U.’s capital of Brussels. It incorporates those who recirculate food—such as volunteers at the city’s largest food bank; workers at a culinary skills-training program; and activists in a soup kitchen with "zero food …
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GENERATING BIOENERGY AND HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS FROM HIGH SALINITY FOOD WASTE
… fatty acids (VFAs) production from household food waste and high salinity food processing waste were explored using anaerobic digestion and dark fermentation processes, respectively. This study tested adding value to three organic waste streams: household food waste, high salinity food …
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Anaerobic Co-digestion of Microalgae with Food Waste and Wastewater Sludge
… of microalgae biomass harvested from a wastewater treatment pond facility with locally-available wastes. The goal was to produce high methane yields and stable digestion without the need for supplemental alkalinity addition. A key research question was if algae digestion could be …
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FROM AGRI-FOOD WASTE TO HIGH-VALUE COMPOUNDS VIA GREEN TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES
… enzyma:c strategies for the valoriza:on of agri-food by- products into high-value compounds. Four complementary approaches were pursued, each focusing on process intensifica:on, enzyme engineering, and biocatalyst immobiliza:on to maximize efficiency, scalability, and environmental …
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