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Development of Novel Biorefineries with Food Waste
as Substrate
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Proposal scope
Objectives
Principal investigator (PI)
and Collaborators
Production of sugars from food wastes and conversion of sugars
derived to platform chemicals.
Brief background
The amount of food waste is increasing dramatically.
The need to incinerate the increasing amount of food waste is
putting a pressure on the environment.
Food waste is a readily available and inexpensive resource for
producing valuable organic materials.
Prof Liu Yu
Principle Investigator,
Advanced Environmental
Biotechnology Centre (AEBC),
NEWRI,
Nanyang Technological University
Description
Special enzymes for the conversion of food waste to sugars and other
valuable chemicals will be produced from selected microorganisms
and the conditions for the enzyme production and conversion
processes will be optimized.
Dr. Esra Uckun Kiran
Advanced Environmental
Biotechnology Centre (AEBC),
NEWRI,
Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Antoine Trzcinski
Advanced Environmental
Biotechnology Centre (AEBC),
NEWRI,
Nanyang Technological University
Contributions to Singapore’s environmental sustainability
Food waste will be treated as an useful resource for production of platform chemicals instead of being incinerated
simply.
Substantial amount of platform chemicals could potentially be produced from food waste annually.
Efficient use of resources will contribute to the economic development of the country without harming the
environment.
Key deliverables
A novel hydrolytic reactor for the production of sugars from food waste.
Know-how and optimal conditions for the sugars production from food waste.
A research proposal supported by the Environment Technology and Research Programme (ETRP)