Brewer’s Spent Grains—Valuable Beer Industry By-Product
The brewing sector is a significant part of the global food industry. Breweries produce large quantities of wastes, including wastewater and brewer’s spent grains. Currently, upcycling of food industry by-products is one of the principles of the circular economy. The aim of this review is to present...
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| author | Mateusz Jackowski Łukasz Niedźwiecki Kacper Jagiełło Oliwia Uchańska Anna Trusek |
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| description | The brewing sector is a significant part of the global food industry. Breweries produce large quantities of wastes, including wastewater and brewer’s spent grains. Currently, upcycling of food industry by-products is one of the principles of the circular economy. The aim of this review is to present possible ways to utilize common solid by-product from the brewing sector. Brewer’s spent grains (BSG) is a good material for sorption and processing into activated carbon. Another way to utilize spent grains is to use them as a fuel in raw form, after hydrothermal carbonization or as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion. The mentioned by-products may also be utilized in animal and human nutrition. Moreover, BSG is a waste rich in various substances that may be extracted for further utilization. It is likely that, in upcoming years, brewer’s spent grains will not be considered as a by-product, but as a desirable raw material for various branches of industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d36f9dc9f93f4b3b981f18cefbfe3a822023-11-21T00:37:08ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2020-12-011012166910.3390/biom10121669Brewer’s Spent Grains—Valuable Beer Industry By-ProductMateusz Jackowski0Łukasz Niedźwiecki1Kacper Jagiełło2Oliwia Uchańska3Anna Trusek4Department of Micro, Nano and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Mechanics, Machines, Devices and Energy Processes, Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-373 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Micro, Nano and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Micro, Nano and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wroclaw, PolandThe brewing sector is a significant part of the global food industry. Breweries produce large quantities of wastes, including wastewater and brewer’s spent grains. Currently, upcycling of food industry by-products is one of the principles of the circular economy. The aim of this review is to present possible ways to utilize common solid by-product from the brewing sector. Brewer’s spent grains (BSG) is a good material for sorption and processing into activated carbon. Another way to utilize spent grains is to use them as a fuel in raw form, after hydrothermal carbonization or as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion. The mentioned by-products may also be utilized in animal and human nutrition. Moreover, BSG is a waste rich in various substances that may be extracted for further utilization. It is likely that, in upcoming years, brewer’s spent grains will not be considered as a by-product, but as a desirable raw material for various branches of industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/12/1669brewer’s spent grains (BSG)waste managementcircular economybrewing by-productbeerbiosorbent |
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| title | Brewer’s Spent Grains—Valuable Beer Industry By-Product |
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| title_short | Brewer’s Spent Grains—Valuable Beer Industry By-Product |
| title_sort | brewer s spent grains valuable beer industry by product |
| topic | brewer’s spent grains (BSG) waste management circular economy brewing by-product beer biosorbent |
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