Sustainable Technologies for the Management of Agricultural Wastes

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This book discusses modern technologies for utilizing various types of agricultural waste as a direct means of properly managing its abundance. It explores the potential of using waste materials obtained from the palm oil industry, used cooking oil, maize and tea plantations, as well as citrus-based plants for the production of useful, high-value materials such as pyroligenous acid and bio-oil (Chapter 1), ferulic acid (Chapter 4) and bio-control agents (Chapter 5-7, 9). It also includes case studies to further enhance readers’ understanding. This comprehensive volume is useful to anyone involved in agricultural waste management, green chemistry and agricultural biotechnology. It is also recommended as a reference work for all agriculture and biotechnology libraries. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction (Fatimatul Zaharah Abas, Seri Elyanie Zulkifli, Raja Safazliana Raja Sulong, Zainul Akmar Zakaria)....Pages 1-6 Pyrolysis Products from Residues of Palm Oil Industry (Melisa Bertero, Juan Rafael García, Marisa Falco, Ulises Sedran, Khoirun Nisa Mahmud, Suzami Junaidah Ariffin et al.)....Pages 7-24 Application of Novel Biochars from Maize Straw Mixed with Fermentation Wastewater for Soil Health (Yuan Zhou, Yajun Tian, Liqiu Zhang, Yongze Liu, Li Feng)....Pages 25-43 Utilization of Oil Palm Fiber and Palm Kernel Shell in Various Applications (Maizatulakmal Yahayu, Fatimatul Zaharah Abas, Seri Elyanie Zulkifli, Farid Nasir Ani)....Pages 45-56 Optimization of Ferulic Acid Production from Oil Palm Frond Bagasse (Zulsyazwan Ahmad Khushairi, Hafizuddin Wan Yussof, Norazwina Zainol)....Pages 57-69 Killer Yeast, a Novel Biological Control of Soilborne Diseases for Good Agriculture Practice (Azzam Aladdin, Julián Rafael Dib, Roslinda Abd. Malek, Hesham A. El Enshasy)....Pages 71-86 Killer Yeasts as Biocontrol Agents of Postharvest Fungal Diseases in Lemons (María Florencia Perez, Ana Sofía Isas, Azzam Aladdin, Hesham A. El Enshasy, Julián Rafael Dib)....Pages 87-98 Disease-Suppressive Effect of Compost Tea Against Phytopathogens in Sustaining Herbal Plant Productivity (Abd. Rahman Jabir Mohd. Din, Siti Zulaiha Hanapi, Siti Hajar Mat Sarip, Mohamad Roji Sarmidi)....Pages 99-117 Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Used Cooking Oil Using Immobilized Lipase (Nor Athirah Zaharudin, Roslina Rashid, Lianash Azman, Siti Marsilawati Mohamed Esivan, Ani Idris, Norasikin Othman)....Pages 119-130 Potential of Kaffir Lime (Citrus hystrix) Peel Essential Oil as a Cockroach Repellent (Sharifah Soplah Syed Abdullah, Muhammad Khairul Ilmi Othman)....Pages 131-141 Pineapple Waste Utilization as a Sustainable Means of Waste Management (Zainab Rabiu, Fatima U. Maigari, Umma Lawan, Zulaihatu Gidado Mukhtar)....Pages 143-154