Separation and biosynthesis of value-added compounds from food-processing wastewater: towards sustainable wastewater resource recovery

• Main Authors: Lee, Sze Ying, Stuckey, David C.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment; Food-Processing Wastewater; Resource Recovery; Bioseparations; Biotransformation; Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157421
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Effluents from the food-processing sector often contain significant concentrations of valuable resources, e.g., proteins, lipids, antibiotics, and are free of heavy metals and other toxic contaminants. In addition, food processing wastewaters are one of the largest sources of high-strength wastewate...