Agricultural and industrial activities around the world lead to the production of large
quantities of agro-industrial wastes (eg, peels of cassava, pineapple, plantain, banana, and …

Along with the increasing consumption of tea and its extracts, the amount of tea waste grows
rapidly, which not only results in huge biomass loss, but also increases environmental …

The fruit processing industries are experiencing surge due to the increasing demand of food
products as a result of burgeoning human population. Apple and apple products are one of …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant sustainable carbon source on the planet and
has enormous potential to substitute fossil resources on the premise of cost-effective …

Black soldier fly (BSF) is a generalist species able to reduce large quantities of organic
substrates and is thus considered as an interesting solution for waste management …

Residual biomass is acknowledged as a key sustainable feedstock for the transition towards
circular and low fossil carbon economies to supply whether energy, chemical, material and …

The increasing trend future consumption of animal products will give rise to a huge demand
of animal feed. Meeting this demand will be a challenge, given the scarcity of natural …

Crop residues are often referred to as 'lignocellulosics' as they are rich in cellulose which is
bound with a biopolymer lignin. Rumen microbiota (bacteria, protozoa and fungi), even with …

Biomedical waste management is an integral part of traditional and contemporary system of
health care. The paper focuses on the identification and classification of biomedical wastes …

Publisher Summary This chapter evaluates recent advances in submerged liquid cultivation
of the vegetative or mycelial forms of those members of the “higher fungi” that produce …