Management of Food and Industrial Wastes

Characteristics of major agriculture, food, brewery, winery and fermentation wastes. Characteristics of organic waste of interest including biodegradable and partially biodegradable wastes. Treatment and reprocessing of major wastes: drying, aerobic and anaerobic, mesophilic and thermophilic processes. Reprocessing, enrichment and reuse of organic wastes in animal nutrition, biofertilizers, composting etc. Value addition to wastes. Major treatment methods. Economics of treatment of wastes and impact on food and industrial microbiological processes