Maya Kanwar Rathore

Biochar-Based Valorisation of Dairy and Food-Processing Residues for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Food Packaging: A Critical Review of Evidence, Constraints and Circular Integration

Maya Kanwar Rathore, Arun Kumar, Rakesh Choudhary, Anju Bala & Shalabh Goel · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2026

Dairy and food processing generate large, continuous streams of residues, including wastewater treatment sludges, whey, peels, shells, bones and spent coffee grounds, whose composition differs markedly from the wood and straw feedstocks that dominate biochar research. Converting...