From waste to products: Valorizing food side streams to recover natural products

This thesis presents novel ways of recovering of valuable compounds from food industry side streams. It does so via evaluating two case studies for the valorization of such streams. These types of streams are often referred to as waste and discarded. However, they are rich sources of nutraceuticals (e.g polyphenols), proteins and dietary fiber....

Freeing Ammonia: Anaerobic degradability of proteins in the presence of multiple carbon sources

Large nitrogen emissions and depositions in countries like The Netherlands have had a negative impact on human health and natural ecosystems. Nitrogen ends up in water bodies where it causes eutrophication, which can lead to a decrease in biodiversity. Nowadays, it is removed from water at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) via denitrification ...