AgriMax
Agri and food waste valorisation co-ops based on flexible multi-feedstocks biorefinery processing technologies for new high added value applications
Agri and food waste valorisation co-ops based on flexible multi-feedstocks biorefinery processing technologies for new high added value applications
Around a third of all food produced globally is wasted each year. This waste occurs throughout the whole value chain, from farmers to consumers. However, wasted food contains a lot of valuable compounds that could and should be recovered.
The AgriMax project has proven the technical and economic viability of a waste biorefining process from crops and food processing to deliver new bio-based compounds for the chemical, agriculture, food, fertilisers, packaging and plastic sectors.
The project has combined affordable and flexible processing technologies. These technologies include ultrasound-assisted and solvent extraction, filtration, and thermal and enzymatic treatments. These treatments have significantly increased the value of by-products from agricultural and food processing, particularly in tomato, cereal, olive, and potato processing industries.