TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kohli, Shivani
AU  - Sharma, Sujata Pandit
AU  - Chauhan, Dolli
AU  - Singh, Nikita
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/13
TI  - Physicochemical and Lignocellulosic Characterization of Jackfruit (<i>Artocarpus heterophyllus</i>) Processing Waste as a Potential Biomass Resource
JO  - Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research
SP  - 025
VL  - 07
IS  - 03
AB  - A Considerable amount of peel, rind, core, and fibrous residues are produced from the processing of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.), which are generally discarded, though they contain valuable lignocellulosic components. Limited information is available on the composition of the combined jackfruit processing waste stream. Thus, the present study evaluates the physicochemical and lignocellulosic properties of jackfruit processing waste obtained from local markets and prepared with equal proportions of peel, rind, fibrous rags, and core. Proximate analysis revealed moisture, ash, crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, and available carbohydrate contents of 8.18 ± 0.28, 4.18 ± 0.24, 8.50 ± 0.08, 3.10 ± 0.18, 13.50 ± 0.18, and 62.54 g/100 g, respectively. The lignocellulosic material was characterized by the cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin contents of 23.35 ± 0.68, 25.50 ± 0.72, and 18.32 ± 0.62 g/100 g, respectively. The measured values of neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), and acid detergent lignin (ADL) were 67.17 ± 1.17, 41.67 ± 0.92, and 18.32 ± 0.62 g/100 g, respectively. The maximum theoretical ethanol yield was calculated at 28.06 g per 100 g dry biomass or approximately 35.56 mL ethanol per 100 g biomass based on the structural carbohydrate composition. The results indicate that jackfruit processing waste contains large amounts of carbohydrate-rich biomass fractions and provide baseline compositional data for future studies on biomass conversion and resource recovery. The performance of this feedstock in bioconversion processes requires further experimental investigation.
SN  - 2766-6190
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2603025
DO  - 10.21926/aeer.2603025
ID  - Kohli2026
ER  -