Handbook of Grape Processing By-Products

Handbook of Grape Processing By-Products explores the alternatives of upgrading production by-products as well as denoting their industrial potential, commercial applications and sustainable solutions in the field of grape valorization and sustainable management in the wine industry. Covering the 12 top trending topics of winery sustainable management., emphasis is given to the current advisable practices in the field, general valorization techniques of grape processing by-products (e.g. vermi-composting, pyrolysis, re-utilization for agricultural purposes etc), the newly introduced biorefinery concept, different techniques for the separation, extraction, recovery and formulation of polyphenols, and the finally the healthy components of grape by-products that lead to target applications in the pharmaceutical, enological, food and cosmetic sectors. Presents in-depth information on grape processingAddresses urgent need for sustainability within wineriesReveals the opportunities of reutilizing processing by-products in profitable waysExplores general valorization methods as well as separation and extraction methods for the recovery of high added-value extracts/compounds and their transformation to final products