How to Turn Food Waste into Chemicals and Materials?

Current technologies for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels depend mainly on fossilised hydrocarbons. However, the depletion of fossil resources and the increasing concern of environmental issues have created the need for the development of the sustainable alternatives based on renewable raw materials. Many chemicals that used to produce via chemical processes can now potentially be generated biologically from renewable raw materials. The talk will introduce a novel food waste-based biorefining strategy for the production of nutrient-complete feedstocks for the production of biochemicals, biofuels and biopolymers.

Speaker: Prof. Carol LIN
Medium of Language: Cantonese

Interested secondary schools are welcome to contact the School at the following methods for arrangement.
By email: see.enquiry@cityu.edu.hk
By fax: 3442 0688