摘要
Almond production generates millions of tons of residues in addition to almond nuts.Almond residues,including shells,hulls,pruning,leaves,skin and inedible kernel disposition,are good feedstocks for production of bioenergy and other valuable compounds.In this article,research on the utilization of almond residues as energy and non-energy feedstocks is reviewed.Technical options for converting almond residues to energy and other valuable products are discussed.Several commercial conversion technologies are examined.Needs for further research and development are recommended.
作者简介
Paul Chen,PhD,Senior Research Associate,Program Director,Food Science and food engineering,renewable energy,biorefining.Email:chenx088@umn.edu;Yanling Cheng,PhD,Associate Professor,Email:cheng1012cn@yahoo.com.cn;Shaobo Deng,PhD,Senior Research Associate,Email:deng0020@umn.edu,Xiangyang Lin,PhD,Associate Professor,Email:ibfulin@163.com;Corresponding author:Roger Ruan,PhD,Yangtze Scholar Distinguished Guest Professor at Nanchang University,Director at Center for Biorefining,and Professor at University of Minnesota.Research areas:food science and nutrition,food engineering,renewable energy,biorefining,bioprocessing,and value-added process development.Dept.of BioProducts&BioSystems Engineering,University of Minnesota,1390 Eckles Ave.St Paul,MN55108,USA.Tel:612-625-1710,Fax:612-624-3005.Email:ruanx001@umn.edu.
