Conversion of Kola Nut Waste into Beneficial Products for Environmental Protection

摘要

This paper reviewed beneficial products accrued from kolanut wastes (a typical agricultural waste) generated from kolanut farming in West Africa particularly Nigeria, as a remediation strategy to several environmental pollutions associated with agricultural wastes. Some of these products discussed include; soaps, poultry feeds, biogas, substrates for microbial enzyme production and medicines. Conversion of kolanut husk into beneficial products will reduce dependence on importation of some goods thereby improving the economy through industrialization and job creation. The paper recommends conversion of kolanut wastes and other wastes due to its numerous benefits as a means to attaining the sustainable developmental goal and securing mother earth from damage caused and still been caused by man’s activities.