20.500.12556/DKUM-90283 Assessing energy potential and chemical composition of food waste thermodynamic conversion products: a literature review This study examines the considerable volume of food waste generated annually in Slovenia, which amounted to over 143,000 tons in 2020. The analysis shows that 40% of food waste consists of edible parts, highlighting the potential for reduction through increased consumer awareness and attitudes towards food consumption. The study shows that the consumption phase contributes the most to waste food (46%), followed by primary production (25%) and processing/manufacture (24%). The study addresses various thermodynamic processes, in particular, thermal conversion methods, such as torrefaction pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization, which optimize energy potential by reducing the atomic ratio (H/C) and (O/C), thereby increasing calorific value and facilitating the production of solid fuels. The main results show the effectiveness of torrefaction, pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) in increasing the energy potential of food waste. energy thermodynamic conversions pyrolysis torrefaction hydrothermal carbonization food waste energy potential chemical composition energija piroliza torefikacija hiodrotermalna karbonizacija odpadna hrana true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies © 2024 by the authors Članek v reviji 2024-08-28 09:17:22 2024-08-28 09:17:23 2026-01-14 03:14:42 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 14 str. iss. 8, [article no.] 1897 Vol. 17 March 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-03-19 2024-04-12 2024-04-16 620.9 192850435 10.3390/en17081897 1996-1073 energies-17-01897.pdf energies-17-01897.pdf 1 0B167E48CBC1F8B75D4BC441AD2F6CB2 ceff6c359f2a57c5848b80fa73be077747c8dc79f7843152a71e0d79b2c3fa68 f27c617d-f057-11f0-823a-00155d580e02 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=201935 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/8/1897 0 cf6913fb-f057-11f0-823a-00155d580e02 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=201934 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0