PU researchers convert agri waste into edible sugars
June 28, 2021
LAHORE:A research team under Punjab University Centre for Research in Ionic Liquids (CRIL) Director Dr Maliha Uroos has developed a protocol to convert agricultural waste into food.
The food grade glucose produced can be used for human consumption, in pharmaceuticals, general food industry and for the production of artificial proteins. The CRIL has been recently established by PU VC Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Akhtar with an aim to resolve socio-economic problems.
The work is published in international journal of American Chemical Society named “ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering” with an impact factor of 7.63. This research contribution was made possible by her PhD student Azmat Mehmood Asim, in collaboration with Prof Jason Hallett, Imperial College London and Dr Nawshad Muhammad, Khyber Medical University.