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Novel Technologies in Food Science

Part of the book series: Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge into the Food Chain ((ISEKI-Food,volume 7))

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The rise in global energy usage, together with the disappearance of fossil fuel reserves, has highlighted the importance of developing technologies to harness new and renewable energy sources. In addition to sustainability, climate change is another major issue that has driven the search for clean carbon-neutral fuels.

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    Cecilia Hodúr & Zsuzsanna László

  2. Department of Food Engineering, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil

    Giovana Tommaso

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Hodúr, C., László, Z., Tommaso, G. (2012). Food By-products for Biofuels. In: McElhatton, A., do Amaral Sobral, P. (eds) Novel Technologies in Food Science. Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge into the Food Chain, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7880-6_3

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