Review of the Monograph: Kurbatova A. I., Abu-Qdais H. Bioeconomics 4.0: Innovative Approaches to Valorization of Organic Waste. Moscow, INFRA-M, 2026. 202 p.

I. Kurbatova and H. Abu-Qdais prepared a new monograph "Bioeconomics 4.0: Innovative Approaches to Valorization of Organic Waste" for the ecological and economic community. This review analyzes the main ideas of the authors and assesses their significance.
The authors propose a definition of the term "bioeconomy" in the context of the industrial revolution 4.0, linking it with digitalization, automation and the use of big data to optimize the processes of valorization of organic waste; integrate the concepts of circular economy, sustainable development and industrial ecology within the framework of a new paradigm. The monograph discusses advanced technologies for processing organic waste: anaerobic digestion, composting, pyrolysis, gasification and the production of bioplastics. An overview of international experience in valorization of organic waste is provided, including examples of successful projects and strategies implemented in various countries. The comparative analysis made it possible to comprehensively assess the existing approaches to the valorization of organic waste and to identify both general trends and the most important features characteristic of different economic regions.
The authors disclose key aspects of biotechnological processing of food waste (lactic acid fermentation, acetone-butyl fermentation, heterotrophic algae production, synthesis gas fermentation). Biotechnology using the Black Lion fly (Hermetia illucens, or Black Soldier) from Central and South America is considered: its larvae consume and decompose a number of organic materials, the degradation of which reaches 70%. Modern technological approaches (hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL technology), hydrothermal gasification) were characterized and their environmental and economic significance was analyzed (no need for preliminary drying of raw materials; possibility of processing various types of food and other organic wastes with high efficiency of product output (up to 90%) in form of biogas, therefore, it can be easily compressed, conveniently transported and stored, which reduces economic costs).
The work in question contributes to the development of interdisciplinary scientific discourse by combining knowledge from different fields of knowledge – ecology, economics, biotechnology and sustainable management. The synthesis of knowledge from these thematic areas creates the basis for modeling bioeconomic processes.

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