Manufacture of fuel ethanol from vegetable and fruit market waste

dc.contributor.author	Perera, SAS
dc.contributor.author	Perera, MAS
dc.contributor.author	Ratnasinghe, RMCG
dc.contributor.author	Perera, DHN
dc.contributor.author	Mahawatta, DCG
dc.contributor.author	Mahesh, KWC
dc.contributor.author	Walliwala, SG
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-30T15:49:28Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-30T15:49:28Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9711
dc.description.abstract	In 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.title	Manufacture of fuel ethanol from vegetable and fruit market waste	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2007	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	ERU Research for industry	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	92-94	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceeding of the 13th annual symposium	en_US