The problems caused by synthetic plastics have motivated the use of other materials. This research consisted taking advantage banana peel and cellulose from pseudostem this plant to obtain a bioplastic. Dry milling was applied extract flour an acid-alkaline treatment for cellulose. elaboration thermoplastic material did with mixture design where fixed amounts shell (5 g), 15% NaOH mL), water (4...

Phytoene synthase (PSY) is a key regulatory enzyme of carotenoid biosynthesis pathway in plants. The present study examines the role of PSY in carotenogenesis and stress management in banana. Germplasm screening of 10 Indian cultivars showed that Nendran (3011.94 μg/100 g dry weight) and Rasthali (105.35 μg/100 g dry weight) contained the highest and lowest amounts of β-carotene, respectively i...

Classification and categorization of banana fruit is an interesting application of image processing. Automation of banana fruit analysis based on morphological features will help banana industries for better quality analysis. Segmentation will play an important role in banana image analysis for accurate analysis and categorization. This paper proposes a new method for better segmentation and ca...

The efficacy of the Banana peel (Musa sapientum) biomass was tested for the removal of lead, copper, zinc and nickel metal ions using batch experiments in single and binary metal solution under controlled experimental conditions. It is found that metal sorption increases when the equilibrium metal concentration rises. At highest experimental solution concentration used (150 mg/L), the removal o...

This study attempted to produce a cheap polyester composite material using an agricultural waste banana peel in the structure. Banana fibre has been used composites as reinforcements, but never with before. The possibility of improved thermal and flammability properties due increased moisture structure, char-forming ability cellulosic part or production highly flammable presence carbohydrates s...

We produced a-amylase from banana peel by Bacillus subtilis through solid state fermentation (SSF). Addition of yeast extract, corn steep liquor, sodium dodesyl sulphate (SDS) and Tween-80 enhanced the a-amylase production under preoptimized fermentation conditions. Maximum enzyme yield (10.25 U/mL) was observed at 35°C after 24 hours of SSF in growth medium containing 0.1% yeast extract, 1% co...

Bananas are cultivated in more than 120 countries and on the five continents in tropical and subtropical areas [7]. Bananas production is the fourth most significant of the world in terms of tonnage, after rice, wheat and maize. In 2013, world production was estimated at more than 106 million tons, of which 2 million produced in Caribbean [8]. However, only a small part is produced for commerci...