FULLRECO4US Conference, 13th to 15th September 2023, Istanbul, Turkey
FULLRECO4US Conference, 13th to 15th September 2023, Istanbul, Turkey
Azza Silotry Naik (Lecturer, Food Science and Environmental Health, TU Dublin) presented her research work titled ‘Valorisation of Brewers’ spent grains for food and feed applications’ conducted as part of NEMOS project (Erasmus+) at the FULLRECO4US conference. The work entailed utilisation of enzymes and microbes for bioprocessing of brewers ‘spent grain, a by-product of brewing industry. The work is of high relevance in our pursuits towards net 0 emissions as 39 million tons of BSG/year are produced globally of which 3.4 million are generated in Europe. The results showed enhancement of protein content as well as enhanced antioxidant activity after the treatment. The work opens door for future applications in food and feed sector of the high value ingredient derived from high volume by-products that Europe discards. The research was conducted by final year project students at TU Dublin as well as Erasmus+ exchange student from France wherein they acquired sustainability competencies through this project. The conference was organised by FULLRECO4US Cost Action 20133, a discussion platform for collaborations centered on holistic approaches to waste recycling and valorization, and on the development of new cross-border interdisciplinary and intersectoral networks. The conference had over 100 participants from all across Europe. Azza’s presentation garnered interest and had several participants from countries such as Greece, UK, Poland and Bulgaria extending invites for future collaborations.