Steven Antúnez, Nadia Fuentes, Marco Gutierrez, Fernando Carcelén, Fritz Trillo, Sofía López, Sandra Bezada, Virginia Rivadeneira, Samuel Pizarro, Jimny Nuñez
Coffee pulp is a by-product of the coffee industry. Due to conventional management techniques, it represents a severe environmental problem due to its negative impact on the soil (anaerobic fermentation and pH changes), water sources (the infiltration of pollutants into streams, acidification of water sources, and modification of microorganisms), and biodiversity (soil microbiology, fish, crustaceans, and other vertebrates). Therefore, it is essential to develop protocols for the treatment of this waste so that it can be used again in other productive activities under the circular economy approach...
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