Handbook of sustainability for the food sciences /

• Main Author: Morawicki, Rubén O.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: Food industry and trade.; Food > Biotechnology.; Sustainable agriculture.; Food sciences.; Chemical engineering.; Engineering.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Food Science.; Electronic books.

"Many books on sustainability have been written in the last decade, most of them dealing with agricultural systems, communities, and general business practices. In contrast, Handbook of Sustainability for the Food Sciences presents the concept of sustainability as it applies to the food supply...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• General Concepts. Introduction to Sustainability
• Sustainability and the Environment
• The Environmental Impact of the Food Supply Chain
• Management Aspects. Impact Assessment and Intensity Metrics
• Improving Efficiency
• Innovating Technology
• Environmental Claims and Reporting
• Working on the Impacts. Air Emissions
• Water and Wastewater
• Solid Waste
• Energy
• Packaging
• Transportation
• Facing the Future. A Biobased Economy
• Conclusions
• Index
• Food Science and Technology.