Food Chemistry & Science

Agroindustrial Waste Management and Natural Resources Conservation
Environmental Challenges and Transformation into Value-Added Products

Editors: Jose Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD
Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos, PhD
Mónica L. Chávez-González, PhD
A. K. Haghi, PhD
Shaheemath Suhara K. K,

Agroindustrial Waste Management and Natural Resources Conservation

Now on Press
Pub Date: Forthcoming July 2025
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774918685
E-Book ISBN: 9781003595304
Pages: 292pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 19 color and 8 b/w illustrations

This new book addresses the reuse of food residue and byproduct valorization of fruits, vegetables, and seeds, providing a thorough survey of natural resource management and environmental issues that are at the heart of sustainability. It also provides theoretical and experimental methods used to study different aspects of valorization techniques for agri-food wastes and byproducts management in parallel to conservation of nature.

This research-oriented volume discusses sustainability challenges related to food wastes and byproducts valorization along with emerging recovery technologies, conveying circular economy concepts by managing the “natural” environment and its resources.

Agroindustrial Waste Management and Natural Resources Conservation: Environmental Challenges and Transformation into Value-Added Products also discusses the importance of green packaging for foods, fruits, vegetables, and agricultural products in order to limit the use of persistent plastics in the natural environment. These plastic packaging materials increase the risk of environment pollution as they are often discarded as waste. This book highlights the recent advancements in the development of sustainable packaging materials, which could be biodegradable while respecting the conservation of natural resources.

Topics include application of computer vision technology-driven image-based classification for segregating mixed plastic waste, fruit seeds as a protein ingredient in the development of new foods, bioactive compounds collected from fruit and vegetable byproducts for the development of functional foods, ultrasound-assisted techniques for managing and reducing wastes, biotechnological valorization of cocoa waste, and more.

The information found here will be of value to faculty, students, researchers, and industry professionals in food and agricultural engineering, especially those interested the reuse of food residue and byproduct valorization of fruits, vegetables and seeds and the conservation of natural resources.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Agroindustial Waste Management Practices for Sustainable Development

Magali Ordóñez-García, Jonathan A. Diaz-Baca, and Juan Carlos Bustillos-Rodríguez

2. From Farm to Industry: Valorization of Agricultural Waste by Solid-State Culture for Sustainable Development
Ángeles Domínguez-Rivera, María Esmeralda Bibián-León, Gerardo Saucedo-Castañeda, José Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, and Fernando Méndez-González

3. Innovation in the Sustainable Development of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals from Fruit and Vegetable Waste
Liliana Londoño-Hernandez, Diana Yepes Betancur, Magda Piedad Valdés Restrepo, Andrea Vásquez García, and Ginna Alejandra Ordoñez

4. Extraction of Compounds of Interest Present in Fruit Waste Using High-Hydrostatic Pressures
Ebber Addí Quintana-Obregón, Leticia Xochitl López-Martínez, Jesús Ayala-Zavala, and Manuel Vargas-Ortiz

5. Fruit Waste Seeds as Natural Sources of Food Proteins
José Armando Ulloa and Nitzia Thalía Flores Jiménez

6. Biotechnological Valorization of Cocoa Waste: Advances in the Production of Biomaterials and Beverages and Their Impact on Environmental Sustainability
Manuel Vargas-Ortiz, Aarón Fernando González-Córdova, Belinda Vallejo-Cordoba, Adrián Hernández-Mendoza, Lilia María Beltrán-Barrientos, Aline Reyes-Díaz, José Isidro Méndez-Romero, and Emanuel Rivas-Robles

7. Analysis of Spatiotemporal Changes in Vegetation of the Lower Bhavani Basin Using Google Earth Engine: A Case Study for Natural Resource Management
Janani N, Balaji Kannan, Nirmala Devi M, and Shaheemath Suhara K. K.

8. Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Agroindustial Packaging Industries: Perspectives on Emerging Approaches
Yuridia Ortiz-Rivera, Claudia Carolina Hernández-Peña, Coyolxauhqui Figueroa, and Anlui Rodríguez-Carreón

9. Ultrasound-Assisted Techniques for Managing and Reducing Wastes: Challenges, Potentialities, and Perspectives
Alma Rosa Torres-Rodríguez, Wendy Y. Villastrigo-López, Juanita D. Flores-Valdez, Adali Castañeda-Facio, Rosa Idalia Narro-Cespedes, Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera, and Aidé Saenz-Galindo

10. Application of AI-Enabled Computer Vision Technology for Segregation of Industrial Plastic Wastes
Tanushree Bhattacharjee and Soham Bhave

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Jose Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD
Researcher, Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico

Jose Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa, PhD, is a Researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico. Dr. Buenrostro has experience in bioprocess development, including microbial processes for enzyme production and recovery of bioactive compounds, valorization of agroindustrial byproducts, and extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agroindustrial wastes. He has published 35 papers in indexed journals, 19 book chapters, three books as editor, four patent requests, and more than 65 contributions at scientific meetings. Dr. Buenrostro has been a member of SNI (National System of Researches, Mexico), the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (SMBB), and the Mexican Society for Food Protection affiliate of the International Association for Food Protection. He became a food engineer at the Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University. He earned his MSc and PhD degrees in Food Science and Technology from the Autonomous University of Coahuila, México, where he worked on the development of bioprocesses for the valorization of agroindustrial byproducts. He also worked at in the Biotechnology Department of the Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico.

Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos, PhD
Researcher, School of Animal Sciences and Ecology at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico

Juan Manuel Tirado-Gallegos, PhD, is a Research Professor at the School of Animal Sciences and Ecology at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico. Dr. Tirado has experience in isolating, modifying, and characterizing natural polymers and developing biodegradable packaging with application in meat products. He has published 34 scientific articles, ten book chapters, and more than 40 contributions in scientific meetings. Dr. Tirado has been a member of the National System of Researchers in México since 2017. He graduated as an engineer in Food Technology from Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University and earned his Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Veracruz, Mexico. He earned his science doctorate in Food Biopolymers from the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C., Mexico.

Mónica L. Chávez-González, PhD
Professor and Research Scientist, School of Chemistry of the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico

Mónica L. Chávez-González, PhD, is a Research Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences of the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico. She is a pharmacobiological chemist. Her master’s and doctoral program was in Food Science and Technology. She is the General Coordinator and founder of the Bioprocessing Mx-LATAM Network, whose objective is to promote R&D in the area of bioprocessing through interaction between universities, institutes, research centers, and relevant industries in Mexico and Latin America. She has been awarded the Latin American Women in Chemistry Award in the category of "Emerging Leader," granted by the American Chemical Society and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ). Her expertise is in the areas of fermentation processes, microbial biotransformation, enzyme production, industrial food waste valorization, extraction of bioactive compounds (antioxidants), and chemical characterization.

A. K. Haghi, PhD
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Portugal

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with over 3800 citations and h-index of 32, according to the Google Scholar database. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures. He has supervised several PhD and MSc theses at the University of Guilan (UG) and co-supervised international doctoral projects. Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA) and holds two MSc degrees, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and another one in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He was awarded a PhD in engineering sciences at Université de Franche-Comté(France). He is a regular reviewer of leading international journals.

Shaheemath Suhara K. K,
Research Scholar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

Shaheemath Suhara K. K. is currently pursuing a PhD in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. She completed her master’s degree in Soil and Water Engineering at Kerala Agricultural University with a gold medal. She has qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Land and Water Management Engineering, conducted by ASRB. Her research interests lie in the field of conserving natural resources for food and water security. She has research experience in hydrology, geoinformatics (GIS) and remote sensing, agricultural engineering, irrigation, and drainage engineering, as well as spatial analysis of natural resources




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