Manufacture of fuel ethanol from vegetable and fruit market waste

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dc.contributor.authorPerera, SAS
dc.contributor.authorPerera, MAS
dc.contributor.authorRatnasinghe, RMCG
dc.contributor.authorPerera, DHN
dc.contributor.authorMahawatta, DCG
dc.contributor.authorMahesh, KWC
dc.contributor.authorWalliwala, SG
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-30T15:49:28Z
dc.date.available2013-12-30T15:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractIn Sri Lanka, due to inappropriate packing, handling, transport, storage and poor, marketing strategies adopted by farmers, distributors and sellers, more than 40% of vegetables and fruits get spoilt and are thrown out as Vegetable and Fruit Market Waste (VFMW), Local authorities dispose the VFMW on valuable commercial land, which are converted into open dumps, causing soil, water and air pollution, as well as, bad smell, spread of disease, breeding of insects and pests.en_US
dc.identifier.conferenceERU Research for industryen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos92-94en_US
dc.identifier.proceedingProceeding of the 13th annual symposiumen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9711
dc.identifier.year2007en_US
dc.titleManufacture of fuel ethanol from vegetable and fruit market wasteen_US

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