ABSTRACT
The key sources of food waste/wastewaters (FW) are being generated from the food and drink manufacturing industries, followed by grocery retailers, catering business, and finally comes the food wasted by humans, known as domestic or household or kitchen waste. The loss of food in the food supply chain that is produced for human feeding is termed as food waste. The effluents from food processing industries constitute high organic content and are available abundantly, making them the most feasible substrates for microbial fuel cell (MFC) operation. MFCs have unique advantage of developing new electrical infrastructures for remote areas where FW generation is higher and left to decompose. MFC is probably the most advanced process for valorization of FW towards the generation of various value-added products. The properties of FW and its origin are amongst the important parameters that have significant influence on the overall performance of MFC.
