Omojola Awogbemi1,*, Daramy Vandi Von Kallon1, Victor Sunday Aigbodion2,3
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.8, pp. 2217-2246, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.019152
- 25 April 2022
Abstract Chicken eggshell is one of the most common wastes generated from households, restaurants and other food processing outlets. Waste Chicken Eggshells (WCES) also constitutes an environmental nuisance and ends up discarded at dumping site with no consideration of further usage. The main constituent of WCES is calcium
carbonate from which calcium or calcium oxide can be extracted for various applications. This current effort
reviews recently published literature on the diverse applications of WCES. The considered utilization avenues
include catalysts for biofuel production, construction industry, wastewater purification, industrial sector, food
industry, medical, and agricultural applications. The… More >
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