Cellulosic fraction from agricultural biomass as a viable alternative for plastics and plastic products

Authors: JANASWAMY, SRINIVAS - South Dakota State University; Yadav, Madhav; HOQUE, MOMINUL - South Dakota State University; BHATTARAI, SAJAL - South Dakota State University; AHMED, SHAFAET - South Dakota State University

Submitted to: Industrial Crops and Products
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/15/2022
Publication Date: 2/18/2022
Citation: Janaswamy, S., Yadav, M.P., Hoque, M., Bhattarai, S., Ahmed, S. 2022. Cellulosic fraction from agricultural biomass as a viable alternative for plastics and plastic products. Industrial Crops and Products. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114692.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114692

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Plastics are versatile and cost-effective materials with a variety of functionalities. Their non-biodegradability, accumulation in landfills and natural habitats, physical problems for wildlife resulting from ingestion or entanglement in debris, leaching of chemicals and transfer to humans are concerns of greater magnitude. Hence, new, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable materials to replace plastics are in need. Agriculture biomass is a readily available resource and potential exists for extracting cellulose fraction from it and developing plastic-replacing products. The Earth along with its current and future generations will benefit immensely from this cost-effective solution to curb the ills associated with the plastics use. It also offers a unique value-added proposition for the agriculture industry and farmers to use agriculture byproducts to increase the profitability of their operations.