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biovalorization en · NOUN

Etymology

From bio- + valorization.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The conversion of waste biomass into valuable chemicals.
    • The anaerobic digestion process for biovalorization of microalgal biomass is shown in Fig. 13.3. 2023, Maulin P Shah, Green Approach to Alternative Fuel for a Sustainable Future, page 174:
    • However, there is dearth of literature which discusses about the biovalorization of agro-industrial wastes into specialty biochemicals. 2013, Satinder Kaur Brar, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Carlos Ricardo Soccol, Biotransformation of Waste Biomass into High Value Biochemicals, page vii:
    • The biovalorization of agri-food wastes includes fermentation processes, including submerged (SmF) or solid-state fermentation (SSF) based on wild micro-organisms' strain, as well as the use of modified microorganisms (by heterologous expression, for example). 2007, Gustavo Molina, Minaxi Sharma, Rachid Benhida, Microbial Bioprocessing of Agri-food Wastes: Bioactive Molecules: