Edible Coating Formulated by Optimization from , Starch, and Arabic Gum Improved the Conservation of Banana () Fruits.

Banana is a very perishable climacteric fruit with consequence of large postharvest losses. The objective of the present study was to improve the postharvest shelf life of bananas. Fruits from the Melong locality were treated with coating solutions formulated with a mixture of , starch, and Arabic gum at different concentrations.

Effectiveness of biochar filters vegetated with Echinochloa pyramidalis in domestic wastewater treatment.

The use of biochar in constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment is gradually being acclaimed by environmentalists due to its high specific surface area and porosity. In this study, the effectiveness of corn cob biochar (CCB) and rice husk biochar (RHB) in vertical flow constructed wetlands vegetated with Echinochloa pyramidalis was studied with sand as common reference material. The filters were fed with primarily treated domestic wastewater at a hydraulic loading rate of about 350 L/m/day for 6 months.