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GIM 459 - Food Waste Management and Environment

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Food Engineering (English 30%) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet DEMİRCİ

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm166
Quiz000
Assignment236
Practice000
Final14848

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction: Definitions, sources, characterization of food waste and food industry wastes, conventional food waste management methodsLecture Notes
2Introduction: Definitions, sources, characterization of food waste and food industry wastes, conventional food waste management methods (cont’d)Lecture Notes
3Effectiveness and efficiency of food-waste prevention policies, circular economy and food industryLecture Notes
4Treatment of plant-based food wasteLecture Notes
5Treatment of animal-based food wastesLecture Notes
6Nutraceutical potential and utilization aspects of food industry by-products and wasteLecture Notes
7Seminar from food industry professionals (online)Seminar
8Treatment of citrus wasteLecture Notes
9Midterm examMidterm exam
10Sharing platform and innovative business models: Enablers and barriers in the innovation processLecture Notes
11Problems and issues of food waste-based biorefineriesLecture Notes
12Problems and issues of food waste-based biorefineries (con'td)Lecture Notes
13Student project presentations (online)Student project presentations (online)
14Student project presentations (online)Student project presentations (online)
15Final ExamFinal Exam
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