Browsing by Author "Büyükselçuk, E.Ç."

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State of the Art of Apple Waste in the Circular Economy
(IGI Global, 2023) Büyükselçuk, E.Ç.; Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü
With the increasing world population, the use of resources has accelerated, environmental problems have increased, and the climate crisis has been faced. As in many sectors, investments are made for the changing process in industry, food, agriculture, livestock, and similar fields. Studies are carried out to evaluate various fruit and vegetable wastes obtained as a result of agricultural activities all over the world. One of these products is apple. In the literature, there are studies on waste generated after processing apple fruit as fruit juice or other apple products. It would not be correct to qualify these residues as waste. Revaluation of these wastes as a result of certain processes is one of the activities of the circular economy. In this chapter, different evaluation methods such as composting, bioenergy production, biochemical production, landfilling, animal feed production, or vegan leather productions that can be applied to apple waste are introduced. The application of different evaluation methods, their advantages and disadvantages are examined. © 2023, IGI Global.
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Where Are We and What Should We Do in Cleaner Production Transformation
(IGI Global, 2023) Büyükselçuk, E.Ç.; Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü
Until recently, production models developed according to market conditions focused on reducing costs and increasing profitability at the expense of the destruction of natural resources and the deterioration of ecological balance and human health. However, today, with the effects of the deterioration in the ecosystem reaching sensible dimensions and being accepted as a global threat, a new production approach is needed. Due to environmental pressures, new markets and scarce resources, development, and economic growth are being tried to be redefined. Traditional production methods and environmental technologies are no longer sufficient to provide resource efficiency and increase environmental performance. Therefore, the need for new systems, processes and technologies has arisen for the restructuring of the industry and the creation of green business models. In this chapter, it is discussed how the cleaner production approach will contribute to this transformation, considering the green transformation efforts in question and considering the current situation of the Turkish industry. © 2023, IGI Global.