There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in application of water
treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency …

The population growth, along with lifestyle changes, has resulted in unprecedented levels of
food waste at all phases of the supply chain, including harvest, packing, transportation, and …

Food processing waste and by-products such as peel of citrus fruit, melon, mango,
pineapple, etc. and fruit pomace can be utilized for manufacturing of several high-value …

After cellulose, pectin is the most abundant plant polysaccharide. For decades pectins have
been industrially produced from two types of raw material (citrus peel and apple pomace, by …

In this study, the biomethane potential of five agricultural crop residues (ACRs)(rice straw,
vegetable waste, maize straw, coffee husk and oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB)) and …

This study investigates the enhancing effect of power ultrasound (US, 80 W) on the drying
characteristics, quality properties and microstructure of jackfruit slices treated with infrared …

Jackfruit is a potential natural resource for many valuable biomaterials. The wastes from
jackfruit are rich in carbohydrate, proteins, fats and phytochemicals. These wastes can be …

The bottleneck of urban forest waste (UFW) as biofuel relies on surpassing its logistical
management, feedstock quantity and supply, heterogeneity, and property drawbacks. This …

The cotton textile was an abundant energy resource while was otherwise treated as waste.
In this work, surfactants were used as catalysts in the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to …

Abstract The Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) is well-known as “poor man's food” fruit
in Bangladesh. It is widely consumed by most of the rural people and it is the national fruit of …