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5.4 Summary
Starch recovered from different types of waste streams represents an interesting
and alternative source of starch due to its beneficial environmental aspects. It
can also be cost effective if the right technology is adopted during the
recovering process. It has been shown that in many cases waste starch is
structurally intact and similar in properties to virgin sources, and therefore, can
potentially be used for various nonfood applications with little or no concerns.
These not only include traditional starch applications, such as adhesive, paper
and textile uses, but also in the novel and exciting areas of catalysts or as a
source of numerous chemicals currently used in industry. The conversion of
waste materials into these new value-added products helps shape the path
towards a more sustainable future.

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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank past and present members of the Green
Chemistry Centre of Excellence for their input and useful discussions. PS
gratefully acknowledges the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacio´ n for the
concession of a Juan de la Cierva (JCI-2011-10836) contract and the ICTP,
CSIC. NS is a Thai government scholar and gratefully acknowledges the
financial support of the royal Thai government.

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