abstract

• Agro-industrial residues produced by food and agricultural industries have created significant environmental and economic problems due to the lack of use and final disposal of these. Worldwide, more than 3.7×109tons of agro-industrial waste are produced, generating a situation of greenhouse gas emissions when they are treated. Current trends in industrial economics include considering the sustainability of processes alongside environmental issues. In this sense, the circular economy (CE) turns out to be an exciting proposal to tackle this problem worldwide. Even though less than 10%25 of the world economy is currently circular, various organizations and governments are creating initiatives to change the scenarios in this regard. The CE is based on the principle of grow-make-use-restore to maintain components, materials, and products at their maximum utility by eliminating the generation of waste from a system and thereby avoiding or reducing production costs. This chapter addresses general aspects of incorporating the CE in agribusiness and its trends, emphasizing the recovery of its waste for the generation of bioactive compounds as value-added products. © 2025 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.

authors

• Muñiz-Márquez D.B.
• Reyes Munguía Abigail
• Wong Paz Jorge Enrique

publication date

• 2024-01-01

published in

• Biosystems Engineering Applications for Quality Food Production: Waste Valorization and New Product Development  Book

keywords

• agro-industrial waste; agroindustry; bioactive compounds; circular-economy; fatty acids; polyphenols; waste-agribusiness

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start page

• 217

end page

• 244

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