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Effective agricultural waste management is crucial for environmental protection. Resource recovery from farm waste reduces disposal issues and conserves new resources, as highlighted in 2018 research.

Keywords:

adsorbents adsorption agricultural waste biogas chemical characterization composting hydrolysis and pyrolysis waste management

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Environmental Science
Waste Management

Background:

Inappropriate agricultural waste disposal poses significant environmental risks.
Resource recovery offers a sustainable solution to mitigate waste and reduce reliance on virgin materials.
The study focuses on advancements in agricultural waste management and resource recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and synthesize research on agricultural waste management published in 2018.
To explore various resource recovery techniques from agricultural waste.
To consolidate findings on waste characterization, adsorption, energy recovery, composting, and biogas production.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive literature review of over 300 scholarly papers from 2018.
Analysis of research covering agricultural waste characterization and material properties.
Synthesis of studies on adsorption, waste-to-energy, composting, and biogas generation.

Main Results:

Identified key trends and findings in agricultural waste management research from 2018.
Highlighted the potential of various methods like adsorption and composting for resource recovery.
Summarized advancements in waste-to-energy and biogas production from agricultural sources.

Conclusions:

Agricultural waste management and resource recovery are critical for environmental sustainability.
Research in 2018 demonstrated diverse and promising approaches to valorize agricultural waste.
Continued research is essential to optimize these processes for broader application.