PRODUCTION OF MULTI-UTILITY BIO-ENZYME

Abstract

Every year, large amounts of peel waste are generated from the fruit and vegetable industry and household cooking. Most of these wastes are highly rich in valuable bioactive compounds. The utilization of the lowcost horticultural wastes for the production of value-added products is a novel step towards the sustainable utilization of these wastes. Enzymes such as protease, l ipase and amylase produced by the simple fermentation of vegetable and frui t wastes using microorganisms are an alternative to synthetic cleaning solutions. This bio-enzyme solution is not only a cleaning agent but can also serve as an excellent fertilizer for growing various crops. It is also known to purify ground water and can be used as a natural pesticide and herbicide(Panicker et. al.,2021; Galintinet al, 2021). It was proposed to carry out the production of bio-enzyme by using fruit/ vegetable peels/f lower waste in the Department of Biotechnology, Parvatibai Chowgule Col lege of Arts and Science, Margao, Goa in the year 2022.