Characterization of agro-industrial byproducts and wastes for sustainable industrial application

Jan, Kulsum; Riar, Charanjit S.; Saxena, D.C.

doi:10.1007/s11694-017-9503-8

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“…The use of consumable plant waste for material synthesis and production is known to be highly sustainable with little or no negative impact on natural resources, the environment, organisms, and people. Although some claim that the impact of agricultural waste on human health and the environment is not comparable to that of conventional waste, sustainable ideologies aim for little or no waste generation [ [37] , [38] , [39] ]. Consequently, recycling or reusing agricultural waste can help save the ecosystem from depletion and degradation [ 40 ].…”

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Ultrasensitive functionalized CeO2/ZnO nanocomposite sensor for determination of a prohibited narcotic in sports pethidine hydrochloride

Alomar¹,

Al‐Mohaimeed²,

El‐Tohamy³

2023

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Ultrasensitive functionalized CeO2/ZnO nanocomposite sensor for determination of a prohibited narcotic in sports pethidine hydrochloride

Alomar¹,

Al‐Mohaimeed²,

El‐Tohamy³

2023

Heliyon

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“…Nevertheless, there are concerns about the environmental impacts associated with the improper disposal of agro-industrial wastes (Santos et al, 2012). New policies and procedures have been adopted for handling and processing solid wastes with the aim of recovering, recycling, and converting wastes into value-added products (Gombert & Maris, 2015;Jan et al, 2017).…”

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Physicochemical characterization of agro-industrial residues for second-generation ethanol production

Evangelista

Arruda

Menezes

et al. 2021

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Ethanol production from renewable sources, such as lignocellulosic materials, is already underway in several countries. The interest in the technology stems from concerns about global warming and the environmental impacts of solid waste disposal. Moreover, the conversion of agro-industrial wastes into ethanol is a value-adding strategy. This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of three lignocellulosic materials— rice straw bran, sugarcane bagasse, and corn peel bran—and determine, on the basis of these analyses, their suitability as feedstocks for second-generation ethanol production. Physicochemical characterization included the determination of particle size, moisture, ash, total solids, water activity, crude fat, protein, total extractives, soluble and insoluble lignin, holocellulose, cellulose, hemicellulose, and total carbohydrates. Rice straw bran is composed of 38.33% cellulose and 19.73% hemicellulose, sugarcane bagasse is composed of 27.09% cellulose and 5.61% hemicellulose, and corn peel bran is composed of 55.75% cellulose and 12.93% hemicellulose. The characterization showed the high concentration of cellulose in the residue of the corn peel bran. The results indicate that the three biomasses are suitable raw materials for biofuel production.

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“…The use of consumable plants-based waste for synthesis and production of materials is known to be highly sustainable, as it poses little to no negative impact on natural resources, the environment, organisms and people, although some have argued that the impact of agricultural waste on human health and the environment cannot be compared to that of conventional waste, but sustainable ideologies are geared towards the lowest or possibly zero-waste generation [26][27][28]. Subsequently, the recycling, upcycling or reuse of agricultural waste materials can help save the environment from depletion and degradation, owing to the fact that materials produced from agricultural waste cause very little and sometimes no amount of stress on the environment [29][30][31].…”

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Novel Magnetic Nano Silica Synthesis Using Barley Husk Waste for Removing Petroleum from Polluted Water for Environmental Sustainability

2020

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Water contamination by petroleum and its byproducts presents a major challenge worldwide. It is critical that sustainable treatment methods be employed for the removal of such contaminants from polluted water. For this investigation, magnetic nano silica (M-NS) was synthesized using agricultural waste from barley husk using a two-step process that is environmentally friendly and uses green chemistry synthesis. The barley husk waste was used as a precursor for the synthesis of nano-silica following a low energy and sustainable method of acid reflux and heat treatment. Nano-silica was then used for the synthesis of M-NS, with the addition of a magnetic solution of Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The magnetic nano-silica particles were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Zeta potential analysis (ZETA) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Magnetic nano-silica particles were observed to have an average diameter of 162 nm and appeared to be hydrophobic, with a large surface area of ~120 m2/gm. Due to these characteristics, magnetic nano-silica was used as an adsorbent for the removal of petrol contaminants from water. The experimental procedure showed that only 0.6 gm. of M-NS was used on 40 mg/L concentration of petroleum and the experiments recorded a high uptake efficiency of 85%. The sorption was shown to be an effective process since a high amount of petroleum was removed. The study further demonstrates that as the amount of sorbent is increased, the sorption capacity also increases until an equilibrium is reached. The results of this study establish that synthesis of M-NS, using environmentally sustainable processes, has the required characteristics to serve as sorbent for petroleum and its byproducts from contaminated water, thus enhancing environmental sustainability.

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Characterization of agro-industrial byproducts and wastes for sustainable industrial application

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

Ultrasensitive functionalized CeO2/ZnO nanocomposite sensor for determination of a prohibited narcotic in sports pethidine hydrochloride

Ultrasensitive functionalized CeO2/ZnO nanocomposite sensor for determination of a prohibited narcotic in sports pethidine hydrochloride

Physicochemical characterization of agro-industrial residues for second-generation ethanol production

Novel Magnetic Nano Silica Synthesis Using Barley Husk Waste for Removing Petroleum from Polluted Water for Environmental Sustainability

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