Agricultural and Kitchen Waste: Energy and Environmental Aspects

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BN4PCQRZ
• ISBN13: 9781032158136
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"