The coffee industry generates a wide variety of by-products derived from green coffee
processing (pulp, mucilage, parchment, and husk) and roasting (silverskin and spent coffee …

Biocomposites containing natural fibers and biopolymers are an ideal choice for developing
substantially biodegradable materials for different applications. Polylactic acid is a …

Domestic energy sources in sub-Saharan Africa are still mainly comprised of firewood and
charcoal. One of the main challenges affecting the uptake of carbonized briquettes is their …

Turning waste products into useable resources is a necessity for the sustainable future of
our planet. Such is the case with popular beverage coffee that produces solid waste in the …

One of the main limitations in the creation of bioplastics is their large-scale development,
referred to as the industrial-scale processing of plastics. For this reason, bioplastic …

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and its popularity is continuously
growing, which can be expressed by almost doubling production over the last three …

It is extremely important to save costs and time while enhancing accuracy in
experimentation. However, no study has utilized response surface methodology (RSM) to …

In this study, biochar was produced from coffee husks and further functionalized with β-
cyclodextrin to remove sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and cetylpyridinium …

The main source of fuel for domestic cooking applications in Sub-Saharan Africa is either
locally available firewood species or charcoal produced by slow pyrolysis of these species …

The creep behavior of polymer composites containing different weight percentages of poly
(lactic) acid (PLA), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and poly (ethylene) glycol (PEG) is …