Upcycling of pectin-rich waste streams from food and beverage industries to value-added proteins

Upcycling is the process of transforming by-products or waste materials into new materials or products of greater quality. In its mission towards a circular bioeconomy, the PhD project PectiUp - funded by the Christian Doppler Research Association under the thematic call "Energy transition and Circular economy" - will develop strategies, technological innovations and microbial (yeast) strains for transforming food-industry waste into value-added proteins required in food production.