A aplicação do conceito de simbiose industrial na indústria de alimentos

Abstract

The food segments consist of the largest in the world, act as economic pillars and contribute to the global supply of food, however their conventional molds of production, processing and distribution are also great generators of solid waste. Considering these aspects, concepts and mitigating strategies were developed, such as the Circular Economy (CE), considered as a sustainable way to visualize the productive processes, prioritizing the resources used and maximizing their use. In the industrial sphere, the concept of Industrial Ecology (IE) is highlighted, from which the notion of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) derives. The IS, as well as the IS, were based on concepts already observed in nature, applying them in the industrial environment for more harmonic practices and less harmful to the environment. Therefore, the present work aims to verify how IS is being applied in the food sector, through a systematic and integrative literature review. For this, searches were made in the Scopus, Web of Science and Food Science Technology and Abstract - FSTA databases, the search was limited to the period 2010 - 2020, and after its refinement through inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 40 articles for the production of the study, this amount was examined based on categories of analysis, and the data generated were treated with the aid of quantitative and qualitative methods, which made it possible to identify the main techniques adopted for the destination of materials coming from symbiotic exchanges, also identifying a gap in relation to this theme, which may be the target of future studies.