Confined animal feeding operations can be a source of odor emissions, global warming gases, water pollution, and food contamination. Laboratory studies have indicated that plant oils with antimicrobial activity can be used to control pathogens and odor emissions from cattle and swine wastes. However, these oils are aromatic and may volatilize when applied topically. Our objectives were to evalu...

China is a large agricultural country with annual output of straw resources. Compared other treatment technologies, pyrolysis technology has the advantages simple operation and high utilization value products, but traditional takes combustion fossil fuels as heat source, which problem energy consumption. Solar attracted much attention because its cleanliness sustainability. To explore feasibili...

The purpose of this community service is to assist the in making briquettes from corncob waste and provide knowledge transfer about briquette product packaging marketing which can become a business opportunity for PKK group Mentasan Village, Cilacap Regency. method used carrying out Participation Action Research (PAR). PAR approach emphasizes solving problems meeting practical needs community, ...

In this study, partial least square (PLS), a multivariable analysis, was used to simultaneously quantitatively evaluate the effects of variables related three pretreatments (alkaline, hot water and acid) biomass properties poplar, salix corncob. The results showed that type most important variable influencing enzymolysis reducing sugar yield (ERSY). compositions affected ERSY more than pretreat...