Biodiesel has emerged as a versatile alternative to fossil-derived fuels which is a renewable
and eco-friendly. The reactions via which biodiesel is synthesized from oil feedstocks are …

Abstract Background Cocoa Pod Husk (CPH) is the main by-product from the coca industry
constituting 67–76% of the cocoa fruit weight. This waste represents an important, and …

Plant barks are among the most widely applied low-cost biomass materials in the study of
pollutant removal from aqueous media. This paper extensively reviews the experimental …

In recent years, research focus has been shifting towards the development of
environmentally friendly systems for the removal of pollutants from effluents. The use of …

Cocoa pod husk (CPH) has been valorised as adsorbents for the removal of a variety of
chemical species from aqueous media. This review was conducted to catalogue the …

Biodiesel is generally obtained by transesterification and esterification of appropriate
feedstocks facilitated by a catalyst. It has emerged to be one of the most potential …

Cacao pod husk (CPH) is a primary waste in the cacao industry that contains favourable
natural antioxidants based on phenolic compounds. This study reported an investigation of …

As an important plant commodity, cacao (Theobroma cacao L) plantation generates large of
waste since only its beans utilized to produce chocolate or cocoa powder. The cacao shell …

Worldwide, the wastes derived from food production are generated in elevated volumes
annually. In particular, the cocoa industrial wastes represent a source of usable biomass for …

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of different dehydration conditions (sun
drying; hot-air drying at 60, 80 and 100° C; vacuum drying at 60° C, 80 and 100° C; infrared …