The production of food waste covers all the food life cycle: from agriculture, up to industrial
manufacturing and processing, retail and household consumption. In developed countries …

This paper reviews reported studies on the hydrolysis of starch especially sago via acid and
enzyme. The review begins with overview of sago palm and the starch industry, followed by …

Background (Metroxylon spp.) waste is an inexpensive and abundantly available material
with the characteristics of a good adsorbent for treating dye from wastewater. We studied the …

Sago pith cellulose nanofibril (SPCNF) aerogel derived from sago pith waste (SPW) was
successfully produced through three consecutive steps, namely dewaxing and …

A significant concern with the food security issue worldwide is indigenous peoples and their
food resources. The indigenous peoples of Papua are still very dependent on rice, a heavily …

Bioethanol production from sago pith waste (SPW) using microwave hydrothermal
hydrolysis accelerated by carbon dioxide was studied. The structural change in the SPW …

Lower concentration of glucose was often obtained from enzymatic hydrolysis process of
agricultural residue due to complexity of the biomass structure and properties. High …

The topic on bioplastics is of considerable interest with respect to environmental pollution
caused by non-biodegradable plastics. Great efforts have been made in producing …

The sago starch industry is one of the major revenue sources of the Malaysian state of
Sarawak. This state is currently among the world's leading producers of sago starch …

The sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottboll) is a halophytic, underrated starch-producing palm
that is both disease resistant and capable of producing a high yield of storage starch. It is …