In this study, pretreated organic wastes such as waste paper cups, cardboard waste, and vegetable were screened for the growth lipid production of oleaginous bacteria DS-7 (isolated from dairy effluent scum). The was found to be best feedstock biomass by DS-7. Further, process parameters inoculation time, substrate concentration (w/v) (amount waste), pH, inoculum size optimized using a multi-ob...

As part of the design of an integrated waste management scheme through the use of the PRECEDE/PROCEED model in the area of Crete, data concerning the applicability of composting in various agricultural wastes was considered as necessary. Vegetable residues from tomato, cucumber, eggplant, and pepper crops were collected, shredded and composted either alone or with the use of olive press cake, o...

Vegetable preservation is the process of storing vegetables for longer days by treating them in a right way. This enables to not get waste from natural process. There are several technics followed agriculture field based on nature and fruits. Drying, pickling, canning, freezing, fermenting, salting oil packing some techniques that widely employed vegetable preservation. The proposed work aims r...

Vegetable fields near villages in China are suffering increasing heavy metal damages from various pollution sources including agriculture, traffic, mining and Chinese typical local private family-sized industry. 268 vegetable samples which included rape, celery, cabbages, carrots, asparagus lettuces, cowpeas, tomatoes and cayenne pepper and their corresponding soils in three economically develo...

There is considerable concern over the increasing demand on our limited supply fossil fuel and as a result initiatives are being considered to extend the use of such fossil fuels. In addition there is international concern regarding the associated pollution levels and it is these collective concerns that have increased the demand for alternative fuels to be used in internal combustion engines. ...