"Bio-Cycle" system of AJINOMOTO Group Environmentally-conscious production process of amino acids

Author

Kunita, Kazuhiko

fYear

2005

Firstpage

513

Lastpage

514

Abstract

Amino acids are produced 2.4 million ton per year all over the world. The Ajinomoto Group produces them mainly from sugars or starches through fermentation process and a large amount of organic by-products are also produced. The Ajinomoto Group has established system of so called "Bio-Cycle" to make use of these organic byproducts for sustainable amino acid production. These by-products are returned to farms mainly as fertilizer. This recycle system of fertilizer can save not only chemical fertilizer but also the energy and CO₂ generation for chemical fertilizer production. Ajinomoto Group takes care of not only main products but also by-products with technical service, quality control to meet customer\´s satisfaction and environment preservation

Keywords

customer satisfaction; environmental factors; fermentation; fertilisers; organic compounds; quality control; recycling; sugar; Ajinomoto Group; CO₂; CO₂ generation; amino acid; bio-cycle system; chemical fertilizer production; customer satisfaction; environment preservation; fermentation process; organic by-products; quality control; recycle system; starch; sugar; sustainable amino acid production; technical service; Amino acids; Chemical products; Customer satisfaction; Fertilizers; Microorganisms; Production systems; Raw materials; Recycling; Soil; Sugar industry; Amino acid; CO2; Fertilizer; by-product; sustainable production;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2005. Eco Design 2005. Fourth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0081-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619280

Filename

1619280