TY - JOUR
T1 - Valorization of dairy waste and by-products through microbial bioprocesses
AU - Usmani, Zeba
AU - Sharma, Minaxi
AU - Gaffey, James
AU - Sharma, Monika
AU - Dewhurst, Richard J.
AU - Moreau, Benoît
AU - Newbold, John
AU - Clark, William
AU - Thakur, Vijay Kumar
AU - Gupta, Vijai Kumar
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Waste is an inherent and unavoidable part of any process which can be attributed to various factors such as process inefficiencies, usability of resources and discarding of not so useful parts of the feedstock. Dairy is a burgeoning industry following the global population growth, resulting in generation of waste such as wastewater (from cleaning, processing, and maintenance), whey and sludge. These components are rich in nutrients, organic and inorganic materials. Additionally, the presence of alkaline and acidic detergents along with sterilizing agents in dairy waste makes it an environmental hazard. Thus, sustainable valorization of dairy waste requires utilization of biological methods such as microbial treatment. This review brings forward the current developments in utilization and valorization of dairy waste through microbes. Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of dairy waste using microbes can be a sustainable and green method to generate biofertilizers, biofuels, power, and other biobased products.
AB - Waste is an inherent and unavoidable part of any process which can be attributed to various factors such as process inefficiencies, usability of resources and discarding of not so useful parts of the feedstock. Dairy is a burgeoning industry following the global population growth, resulting in generation of waste such as wastewater (from cleaning, processing, and maintenance), whey and sludge. These components are rich in nutrients, organic and inorganic materials. Additionally, the presence of alkaline and acidic detergents along with sterilizing agents in dairy waste makes it an environmental hazard. Thus, sustainable valorization of dairy waste requires utilization of biological methods such as microbial treatment. This review brings forward the current developments in utilization and valorization of dairy waste through microbes. Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of dairy waste using microbes can be a sustainable and green method to generate biofertilizers, biofuels, power, and other biobased products.
KW - Biodegradation
KW - Biomass valorization
KW - Circular economy
KW - Dairy waste
KW - Microbial processing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120788207&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126444
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126444
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34848333
AN - SCOPUS:85120788207
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 346
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
M1 - 126444
ER -
