A review on biorefining of palm oil and sugar cane agro-industrial residues by bacteria into commercially viable bioplastics and biosurfactants

SH Kee, K Ganeson, NFM Rashid, AFM Yatim… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing concerns on the rising population, global economy, food safety and
environmental pollution have given impetus to the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Composite materials based on waste cooking oil for construction applications

A Staroń - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Used cooking oil after the thermal processing of food constitutes a difficult-to-degrade waste
product, the quantities of which are increasing yearly due to the increasing pace of life and …

Characterization of crude glycerol and glycerol pitch from palm-based residual biomass

AHN Armylisas, SS Hoong, TNM Tuan Ismail - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Crude glycerol (CG) and glycerol pitch (GP) are highly alkaline residues from biodiesel and
oleochemical plants, respectively, and have organic content which incurs high disposal cost …

Potential of using mixed culture resource recovery as a sustainable waste management strategy for industrial glycerin pitch

WL Ng, ASM Chua, JH Low, LW Yoon - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional glycerin pitch (GP) waste management strategies contribute to severe
environmental pollutions. Current resource recovery strategies only focus on using pure …

Mixed culture resource recovery from industrial waste glycerin pitch: Microbial analysis and production of bio-flocculants extracellular polymeric substances

WL Ng, ASM Chua, JH Low, LW Yoon - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional glycerin pitch (GP) waste management strategies exacerbate environmental
pollution. Resource recovery from GP has been demonstrated using chemical methods and …

Stone Matrix Asphalt Performance with Glycerin Pitch as Asphalt Binder Extender

AVR Sihombing, R Utami, AK Somantri… - Periodica Polytechnica …, 2023 - pp.bme.hu
This research aims to utilize glycerin pitch waste as an alternative asphalt binder (extender)
in Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixture. Glycerin pitch (GP) is a by-product from crude …

Polyethylene is degraded by the deep-sea Acinetobacter venetianus bacterium

L Lyu, K Fang, X Huang, X Tian, S Zhang - Environmental Chemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Polyethylene is a plastic pollutant impacting marine life, calling for advanced remediation
methods such as biodegradation. However, there is actually limited information on …

Fabrication of Activated Carbon Derived from Glycerin Pitch for Desulfurization of Model Fuel Oil and Electrode Application

MS Zulkefli, NY Rahim, YS Chua, N Md Disa… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
One of the world's challenging energy issues is introducing practical and affordable
technology for organosulfur removal in fuel. Adsorptive desulfurization (ADS) can address …

Sustainable production of eco-friendly roofing tile using methyl ester residue as the alternative binder–A preliminary study

WP Teoh, AW Wong, KH Lem, NZ Habib… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Making full use of industrial by-products is an effort to achieve 'zero waste'and promote
greener development. Methyl ester residue (MER) is a waste commonly found in …

Recycling of treated alum sludge and glycerine pitch in the production of eco-friendly roofing tiles: Physical properties, durability, and leachability

WP Teoh, SY Chee, NZ Habib, VS Chok… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Three different types of alum sludge, which are raw alum sludge (RAS), thermally activated
alum sludge (TAAS) and pulverized alum sludge ash (PASA) were incorporated as filler in …