Auditing and characterisation of sisal processing waste: a bioresource for value addition

Muthangya, Mutemi; Hashim, S. O.; Amana, J. M.; Mshandete, A. M.; Kivaisi, A. K.

dc.contributor.author	Muthangya, Mutemi
dc.contributor.author	Hashim, S. O.
dc.contributor.author	Amana, J. M.
dc.contributor.author	Mshandete, A. M.
dc.contributor.author	Kivaisi, A. K.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-21T09:08:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-11-21T09:08:13Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07
dc.identifier.citation	ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science VOL. 8, NO. 7, JULY 2013	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1990-6145
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.pdfio.net/k-57179317.html
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111
dc.description.abstract	The sisal industry in Kenya has been among the world leading producer of sisal. During sisal leaf decortications, only 2.7-7.3% of the leaf produces the fiber. Through auditing, in the year 2010, Kenya generated 611, 875 tonnes and 3, 511, 900 m3 of sisal solid waste and wastewater, respectively. Total and volatile solids, cellulose and hemicelluloses contents in the wastes were in the ranges of 12-84%, 67-83%, 55.7-76.7% and 3.7-21.6% on dry weight basis, respectively. This study has shown anaerobic co-digestion of solid sisal waste with cow manure is a feasible process with normalized methane yields of 0.301 and m3/KgVS.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Asian Research Publishing Network	en_US
dc.subject	sisal	en_US
dc.subject	fiber	en_US
dc.subject	decortications	en_US
dc.subject	auditing	en_US
dc.subject	biogas	en_US
dc.title	Auditing and characterisation of sisal processing waste: a bioresource for value addition	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US