Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Utilization of Food Waste for Biofuel Production -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background -- 1.3 Characteristics of Food Waste -- 1.4 Production of Biofuels -- 1.4.1 Biodiesel Production from Food Waste -- 1.4.2 Bioethanol Production from Food Waste -- 1.4.2.1 Pretreatment of Food Waste -- 1.4.2.2 Process Strategies -- 1.4.3 Hydrogen and Methane Production from Food Waste -- 1.4.3.1 Production of Hydrogen -- 1.4.3.2 Production of Methane -- 1.5 Biofuel Economics from Food Waste -- 1.6 Food Waste Applications from Different Industries -- 1.7 Advantages of Biofuels from Food Wastes -- 1.8 Disadvantages of Biofuels from Food Wastes -- 1.9 Challenges -- 1.9.1 Unorganized Industry -- 1.9.2 Separation of Food Waste -- 1.9.3 Nonrenewable Resource -- 1.9.4 Nonstandard Resource -- 1.10 Future Prospects -- 1.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Bioenergy and Food Processing Waste -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Present Scenario of Food Processing Waste in India and the World -- 2.2.1 Biofuels from Food Processing Wastes -- 2.2.1.1 Liquid Biofuels -- Bioethanol -- Biodiesel -- Bio-oil -- Biobutanol -- 2.2.1.2 Gaseous Biofuels -- Biogas or Methane -- Hydrogen -- Hythane -- 2.3 Bioenergy Sources from Different Food Wastes -- 2.3.1 Cereal and Millet Wastes -- 2.3.2 Fruit and Vegetable Processing Wastes -- 2.3.3 Dairy Processing Wastes -- 2.4 Factors Affecting the Production of Biofuels -- References -- Chapter 3: From Fruit and Vegetable Waste to Biofuel Production: Part I -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Food Waste (FW) Definition, Generation, and Impact -- 3.2.1 FW Characteristics -- 3.2.2 Current FW Management Avenues -- 3.3 Biofuels as Sustainable Energy Sources -- 3.4 Biofuel Production from Fruit and Vegetable Wastes (FVW) -- 3.4.1 Bioethanol. , 3.4.1.1 From Fruit Waste by Marine Bacterial Strain Citrobacter sp. E4 -- 3.4.1.2 From Citrus Peels and Wastes -- 3.4.1.3 From Pineapple Wastes -- 3.4.1.4 From Banana and Mango Wastes -- 3.4.1.5 From Potato Peels -- 3.4.1.6 From Pistachio Wastes -- 3.4.1.7 Factors Affecting Bioethanol Production -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: From Fruit and Vegetable Waste to Biofuel Production: Part II -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Biohydrogen -- 4.2.1 Factors Influencing Biohydrogen Production -- 4.3 Biodiesel -- 4.3.1 Factors Influencing Biodiesel Production -- 4.4 Biogas -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Recent Advances in Biogas Production from Food Waste -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Food Waste -- 5.2.1 Composition of Food Wastes -- 5.2.2 Impacts of Food Waste Accumulation and Disposal -- 5.2.2.1 Environmental Impacts -- 5.2.3 Waste Management Strategies for Food Wastes -- 5.3 Biogas -- 5.3.1 Driving Forces for Biogas Production -- 5.3.2 Biogas Production from Food Waste: The Process -- 5.3.2.1 Pretreatment of Food Waste -- Pretreatment Techniques -- 5.3.2.2 Anaerobic Digestion -- 5.3.2.3 Factors Affecting Biogas Production -- 5.3.2.4 Anaerobic Digestion Systems -- Mono-Digestion of Food Wastes -- Anaerobic Co-Digestion and Enrichment of the Biogas Production -- 5.3.2.5 Advantages of Anaerobic Digestion -- 5.4 Reactors for Biogas Production -- 5.4.1 Conventional Biogas Reactors -- 5.4.2 Innovative Biogas Reactor Technologies -- 5.5 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Microbial Consortia for Anaerobic Digestion -- 5.6 Biogas Industry: Current Status -- 5.7 Food Waste Digestion: The Potential -- 5.8 Biogas Production-Economic Perspectives -- 5.8.1 Biogas Economics for Food Wastes -- 5.8.2 Anaerobic Digestion of Food Wastes and the Circular Economy -- 5.9 Issues Related to Biogas Production -- 5.10 Future Prospects and Conclusion -- References. , Chapter 6: Biogas from Kitchen Waste -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biofuel Classifications -- 6.2.1 Kitchen Waste Composition -- 6.2.1.1 Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) -- Microbes Required for Hydrolysis -- Methanogenesis -- 6.2.1.2 Pretreatment Methods for Food Waste -- 6.2.2 Biogas Digester -- 6.2.3 Barriers in the Biogas Production (Mittal et al. 2018) -- 6.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Food Processing By-Products and Waste Utilisation for Bioethanol Production -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Applications of Bioethanol -- 7.3 Bioethanol Production -- 7.3.1 Sugar-Based Feedstock -- 7.3.2 Starch-Based Feedstock -- 7.3.3 Lignocellulosic Feedstock -- 7.4 Significance of Utilising Food Processing By-Products and Waste for the Bioethanol Production -- 7.5 Bioethanol from Food Processing By-Products and Waste -- 7.5.1 Bioethanol from Vegetable and Fruit -- 7.5.2 Bioethanol from Banana Wastes -- 7.5.3 Bioethanol from Citrus Fruit Wastes -- 7.5.4 Bioethanol from Date Fruit Waste -- 7.5.5 Bioethanol from Potato Processing Waste -- 7.5.6 Bioethanol from Coffee Pulp and Husks -- 7.5.7 Bioethanol from Grain Waste -- 7.5.7.1 Energy Crops -- 7.5.7.2 Rice Husks -- 7.5.8 Dairy -- 7.5.8.1 Cheese Whey -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Utilization of Fruit-Vegetable Waste as Lignocellulosic Feedstocks for Bioethanol Fermentation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Fruit and Vegetable Wastes (FVW) as a Raw Feedstock for Bioethanol Production -- 8.1.2 Role of Microorganisms -- 8.1.3 Pretreatment and Detoxification of FVW -- 8.1.4 Bioethanol Production -- 8.1.5 Ethanol Recovery by Distillation -- 8.2 Factors Affecting Fermentation -- 8.3 Ethanol as Biofuel -- 8.4 Future of Bioethanol in India -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Production of Bioethanol from Fruit Wastes: Recent Advances -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Advantages of Bioethanol. , 9.3 Present Scenario -- 9.4 Ethanol as a Biofuel for Renewable Energy -- 9.5 Bioethanol Economy -- 9.6 Types of Fruit Wastes -- 9.7 Fruit Wastes (Substrates) Suitable for Production of Ethanol -- 9.8 Pretreatments of Fruit Wastes for Ethanol Production -- 9.9 Ethanol Production Using Different Fruit Wastes -- 9.9.1 Kinnow -- 9.9.2 Kinnow and Banana Peels -- 9.9.3 Mango/Banana Waste -- 9.9.4 Banana Waste -- 9.9.5 Mango Waste -- 9.9.6 Citrus Wastes -- 9.9.7 Beet Waste -- 9.9.8 Apple Pomace -- 9.9.9 Pineapple Wastes -- 9.9.10 Grape Pomace -- 9.9.11 Oil Palm -- 9.9.12 Fruit Peel -- 9.9.13 Pawpaw -- 9.9.14 Papaya -- 9.9.15 Date Palm -- 9.9.16 Mixed Fruit Wastes -- 9.9.17 Rambutan -- 9.9.18 Orange Peels -- 9.9.19 Cashew Apple Juice -- 9.9.20 Jamun and Mango -- 9.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Trends in Biodiesel Production from Algae and Animal Fat Wastes: Challenges and Prospects -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Biodiesel Production by Using Algae -- 10.3 Algae Production Processes and Conversion Processes -- 10.4 Algal Pretreatment for Biodiesel Production -- 10.5 Utilizing Microalgae to Produce Biodiesel -- 10.6 Process Used to Obtain Biodiesel from Algae -- 10.7 Biodiesel Production by Using Animal Fat Waste -- 10.8 Biodiesel Production Via Transesterification by Using Animal Fats -- 10.9 Characteristics of Biodiesel Which Is Obtained from Animals Feedstocks -- 10.10 Major Challenges and Future Prospects in Biodiesel Production from Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat Waste -- 10.11 Conclusions -- References.