Agricultural and Kitchen Waste: Energy and Environmental Aspects

Dan Bahadur Pal (Curatore)

Amit Kumar Tiwari (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024

Apart from being termed as a pollution source, agriculture and kitchen waste is also a rich source of carbohydrates, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins, and can be utilized to develop value-added products and for energy production, which is the main theme of this book. It also focuses on the minimization of this waste via different routes like conversion into bio-fertilizers, organic acids, other industrial products, and efficient energy production. It comprises different topics and concepts related to waste utilization contributed by recognized researchers and experts. Features: Covers all the technical aspects of utilization of agricultural and kitchen waste. Discusses the quality characteristics of value-added products. Provides overview of different options for processing of organic wastes. Includes production of acids and enzymes from agriculture/kitchen wastes. Reviews effects of kitchen/agricultural waste on environment and its role in pollution control. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in chemical and environmental engineering.

• Curatore: Dan Bahadur Pal, Amit Kumar Tiwari
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Novel Biotechnological Applications for Waste to Value Conversion
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 560 gr.
• EAN: 9781032158136

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