There is widespread recognition of the environmental damage caused by plastics, but its alternative, bioplastics, has lesser tensile and water sorption properties than conventional plastic. This experiment aims to determine the effect of paper mill sludge when mixed into modified cassava starch-based bioplastic when whole and when removed of CaCO3. The bioplastics were made with one control gro…
Bioplastics, despite its advantages, still possesses several problems; one of it is the end disposal or recovery after use. The best way of disposing of bioplastics has not been established yet. In present work, polylactic acid, polybutylene succinate, polyhydroxy butyrate, and cellulose acetate bioplastic were tested for their potential as a substrate for production of hydrogen and volatile fa…
Apple pomace is a by-product from apple juice and cider factories. It has low pH and high nutrient content, which may be detrimental for landfilling. It is a great candidate for conversion into biocomposites through solid-state fermentation (SSF). Apple pomace biocomposite boards were produced by cultivating Rhizomucor sp. and Trametes versicolor in solid-state condition on the apple pomace med…
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has great potential for large-scale production due to a large number of studies that have used cheap feedstocks, medium, and optimized reactors for reducing the production cost of bacterial cellulose which is the main problem of the production itself. However, these studies do not focus on the economic feasibility of bacterial cellulose production. Therefore, this study…
Ciliopathy is a general term used to describe broad spectrum of diseases caused by primary cilia dysfunction. Different kinds of ciliary gene have been detected to be the underlying causes of this detrimental disease. One of the identified genes is Retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase Regulator 1 Like (RPGRIP1L), which encode transition zone (TZ) protein of the primary cilia. Mutation of this gene has b…