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Author-Name:Rashid Amin, Shama Sahar,Mutahir Khan, Inamullah Khan, Aitezaz Alam, Jamil Ahmad
Author-Email:engrjamilahmad@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Author-Workplace-Name:Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Title:Bioethanol Production from Waste Banana Peels using Alkaline Textile Industry Wastewater for Delignification Process
Abstract:Depletion  of  fossil  fuel  quantity  and  the  higher  dependence  on  it  may  cause  serious problems in the future. Alternative energy sources are required to overcome potential problems.  Bioethanol  is  one  of  the suitable  alternatives  to  fulfill  our  energy requirements. Bioethanol can be produced from various sources, including organic waste such as  fruit  and  vegetable  waste,  which  has  the  potential  to  produce  bioethanol.  In  this  work, bioethanol was produced from banana peels using alkaline textile industrywastewater for the delignification  process.  The  effect  of  H2SO4strength,  pH  of  the  solution  for  fermentation, banana peels delignification, and grinding (size reduction) on ethanol production was analyzed. Experimental results show that increasing the sulfuric acid concentration from 2% to 5%, and then to 10%, led to an increase in the refractive index and hence, ethanol production, with maximum  ethanol  yield  observed  at  10%  H₂SO₄.  Increasing  the  pH  of  the  solution  of fermentation from 2 to 14 shows an increase in the refractive index, and maximum ethanol was obtained at pH 6. The delignification and grinding (size reduction of banana peels) also showed a positive effect on the production of ethanol.
Keywords:Bioethanol,  Delignification,  Fruit  and Vegetable  Wastes,  Banana Peels,  Textile Wastewater
Journal:International Journal of Innovations in Science and Technology
Pages:897-906
Volume:7
Issue:2
Year:2025
Month:May
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