Author Description

"Apart from being termed as a pollution source, agriculture and kitchen waste is also a rich source of carbohydrate, minerals, antioxidants, vitamins, and can be utilized to develop value-added products and for energy production, which is the main theme of this book. It also focusses on the minimization of this waste via different routes like conversion into bio-fertilizers, organic acids, other industrial products, and efficient energy production. It comprises of different topics and concepts related to waste utilization contributed by recognized researchers and experts. Features: Covers all the technical aspects of utilization of agricultural and kitchen waste. Discusses the quality characteristics of value-added products. Provides overview of different options for processing of organic wastes. Includes production of acids and enzymes from agriculture/kitchen wastes. Reviews effects of kitchen/agricultural waste on environment and its role in pollution control. This book aims at Researchers and graduate students in Chemical and Environmental Engineering"--