Sustainable Technologies for the Management of Agricultural Wastes

This book discusses modern technologies for utilizing various types of agricultural waste as a direct means of properly managing its abundance. It explores the potential of using waste materials obtained from the palm oil industry, used cooking oil, maize and tea plantations, as well as citrus-based...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
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ISBN:9789811050626
ISSN:2570-2165
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Table of Contents:
  • Pyrolysis Products from Residues of Palm Oil Industry
  • Application of Novel Biochars from Maize Straw mixed with fermentation wastewater for Soil Health
  • Utilization of Oil Palm Fiber and Palm Kernel Shell in Various Applications
  • Optimization of Ferulic Acid Production from Oil Palm Frond Bagasse
  • Killer yeasts as bio-control agents of post-harvest fungal diseases in lemons
  • Killer yeast, a novel biological control of soil-borne diseases for good agriculture practice
  • Disease-suppressive effect of compost tea against phyto-pathogens in sustaining herbal plant productivity
  • Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Used-Cooking Oil using Immobilized Lipase
  • Potential of Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) peel essential oil as a cockroach repellent
  • Pineapple Waste Utilization as a Sustainable Means of Waste Management.