Strong and biodegradable films from avocado peel fiber

S Ahmed, S Janaswamy - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are desirable as packaging materials due to their strong, flexible, and low-cost
properties. However, their lack of biodegradability is environmentally detrimental. To this …

Biodegradable films from the lignocellulosic fibers of wheat straw biomass and the effect of calcium ions

S Ahmed, S Janaswamy, MP Yadav - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastics are hazardous to human health, and plastic waste results in environmental pollution
and ecological catastrophe. Biobased polymers from renewable sources have recently …

[HTML][HTML] Lignin recovery from cocoa bean shell using microwave-assisted extraction and deep eutectic solvents

Y Mao, A Gerrow, E Ray, ND Perez, K Edler… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose, and valorisation of lignin-
rich streams has attracted increasing attention recently. This paper presents a novel and …

Evaluation of fungal biomass developed from cocoa by-product as a substrate with corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel

GP Monteiro, IMC Tavares… - Chemical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The fungal biomass of cocoa bean shell (FBCS) obtained by solid-state fermentation (SSF)
with Penicillium roqueforti was used as a natural corrosion inhibitor of carbon steel in an …

Bionanocomposite Based on Cassava Waste Starch, Locust Bean Galactomannan, and Cassava Waste Cellulose Nanofibers

P Fronza, MJPA Batista, AS Franca, LS Oliveira - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Natural polysaccharides are among the renewable sources with great potential for replacing
petroleum-derived chemicals as precursors to produce biodegradable films. This study …

Packaging Applications of Cocoa Pod Husk

A Dewan, M Malik, V Chaudhary… - Agro-Wastes for …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Cocoa pod husk (CPH) is the primary byproduct of cocoa processing industries and
accounts for 67–76% of the weight of the cocoa fruit. This underutilized waste stream holds …