4. Conclusions
Fungal hydrolysis of food waste in submerged fermentation by
A. awamori and A. oryzae provides the opportunities to obtain a
hydrolysate rich in glucose, FAN and phosphate as well as to reduce
the dry weight by 80–90%. The lipid rich TSS remaining after
fermentation could be a promising source of fatty acids in biodiesel
production and soil fertilizer with further investigation. The unique
advantage of the introduced process is the opportunity to recycle
glucose, FAN and phosphate by assimilation in microbial biomass
being used for high-valued chemicals, energy as well as food and
feed productions.