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Apple byproducts could power vehicles and feed livestock

A new study published in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining highlights an innovative approach to transforming apple pomace—an often-discarded by-product of apple processing—into valuable bioethanol and animal feed ingredients. Apple pomace, which represents 25%–30% of processed apples, is typical...

Apple byproducts could power vehicles and feed livestock
Image: Phys.org
A new study published in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining highlights an innovative approach to transforming apple pomace—an often-discarded by-product of apple processing—into valuable bioethanol and animal feed ingredients. Apple pomace, which represents 25%–30% of processed apples, is typically treated as waste despite its rich carbohydrate content and strong potential for bioconversion.

Originally published at Phys.org

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