In food processing industries that generate voluminous by-products and wastes, valorization
can help offset growing environmental problems and facilitate the sustainable use of …

The biodegradable fraction of municipal solid wastes generated from households in Ghana
has favourable characteristics worth considering for bioenergy production. The suitability of …

In this study, solid state fermentation of potato peels were done by Aspergillus niger for the
production of α–amylase. The crude enzyme produced was further characterized. The …

PRODUCTION AND OPTIMIZATION OF Α-AMYLASE FROM ASPERGILLUS NIGER USING
POTATO PEEL AS SUBSTRATE 1Shahzad Mahmood, 1Memuna Ghafoo Page 1 Pak. J. Biotechnol …

The feasibility of using carbonized cassava cortex (CCCtx) as reinforcement in polymer-
matrix composites was studied by experimental investigation of the composites' mechanical …

An amylolytic fungus was isolated locally from the soil of a cassava waste dumpsite. It was
identified as Aspergillus flavus S2-OY using 18S rRNA gene sequencing with gene bank …

Dilute acid hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis were sequentially combined for the purpose
of producing fermentable hydrolysate from cocoyam starch. A three variable Box Behnken …

The three major root and tuber crops that are raw materials for food processing industries
are cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), and sweet potato …

This work investigated the suitability of cassava cortex particles as reinforcement in epoxy
matrix for the development of composite materials for insulation properties (resistivity). The …

The need to produce biocomposites from agro-wastes materials with enhanced properties
informed the basis of this investigation. Composites were prepared from cassava peel …