Vermicomposts processed commercially from food wastes and paper wastes were applied, to 4.5 m(2) field plots, under high plastic hoop tunnels, at rates of 5 or 10 tha(-1) to evaluate their effects on the growth and yields of strawberries (Fragaria ananasa) var. 'Chandler'. The vermicomposts were incorporated into the top 10 cm of soil and supplemented, based on chemical analyses, with amounts o...

The Acanthopanax koreanum fruit is a popular fruit in Jeju Island, but the byproducts of the alcoholic beverage prepared using this fruit are major agricultural wastes. The fermentability of this waste causes many economic and environmental problems. Therefore, we investigated the suitability of using A. koreanum fruit waste (AFW) as a source of antiinflammatory agents. AFWs were extracted with...

In recent years, the problem of food waste has attracted considerable interest from food producers, processors, retailers, and consumers alike. Food waste is considered not only a sustainability problem related to food security, but also an economic problem since it directly impacts the profitability of the whole food supply chain. In developed countries, consumers are one of the main contribut...

Nowadays, renewable energy is a reliable solution for addressing global warming and fossil fuel depletion issues. Malaysia has an abundance of biomass resources currently underutilized to generate electricity, such as palm oil waste. Wastes from mill plant, empty fruit bunch (EFB), mesocarp fibre (PMF), kernel shell (PKS), are worth be investigated possible raw material co-firing with coal. The...

Background: Vegetables and fruits are playing an important role in human life diet. For eco-friendly usage the fruit peel wastes can be used as nutrients for microorganisms animals they consist of various growth promoting factors. Cellulolytic enzymes convert cellulose into simpler sugars. Due to suitable cellulase titers rapid bacteria fungi becoming choice interest. Aim: Production fungal by ...

Commercial manufacture of fruit leathers (FL) usually results in a portion of the product that is out of specification. The disposition of this material poses special challenges in the food industry. Because the material remains edible and contains valuable ingredients (fruit pulp, sugars, acidulates, etc.), an ideal solution would be to recover this material for product rework. A key practical...

Recycling of wastes via composting is advocated as a means to reduce environmental hazards due the dumping wastes. Composting also creates vital source organic matter that important in nutrient and soil moisture retention, fertility preservation improving physical chemical properties soils. This study was conducted evaluate short-term effects four compost amendments an Oxisol on carbon dynamics...

Fuel or energy sources scarcity is currently a problem in Indonesia. Pine waste and peanut shells are wastes that have potential to be processed into alternative as briquettes, using molasses adhesive. Briquette was made by destroying the material small pieces been carbonized sieved with variation of 20 30 mesh size, added molasses, then molded hydraulic press. Briquettes dried an oven at 105 °...