Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
  • 2 Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan. noshinilyas@yahoo.com
  • 3 Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 9004, Saudi Arabia
  • 4 Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan
  • 5 Department of MCA, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology, Chittoor, India
  • 6 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Dec;30(60):125197-125213.
PMID: 37482589 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28765-6

Abstract

The prevalence of organic solid waste worldwide has turned into a problem that requires comprehensive treatment on all fronts. The amount of agricultural waste generated by agro-based industries has more than triplet. It not only pollutes the environment but also wastes a lot of beneficial biomass resources. These wastes may be utilized as a different option/source for the manufacturing of many goods, including biogas, biofertilizers, biofuel, mushrooms and tempeh as the primary ingredients in numerous industries. Utilizing agro-industrial wastes as good raw materials may provide cost reduction and lower environmental pollution levels. Agro-industrial wastes are converted into biofuels, enzymes, vitamin supplements, antioxidants, livestock feed, antibiotics, biofertilizers and other compounds via solid-state fermentation (SSF). By definition, SSF is a method used when there is little to no free water available. As a result, it permits the use of solid materials as biotransformation substrates. Through SSF methods, a variety of microorganisms are employed to produce these worthwhile things. SSFs are therefore reviewed and discussed along with their impact on the production of value-added items. This review will provide thorough essential details information on recycling and the use of agricultural waste.

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