The principal raw material used for manufacturing paper pulp is wood. However, growing demand in the paper industry, at a time of dwindling forest resources, have compelled the sector to turn to other ...

Research collaboration develops strong, durable paper mailers from agricultural waste to reduce reliance on virgin wood pulp ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Bagasse is a waste plant matter obtained by food industry processes such as beer brewing, plant oil extraction or sugarcane processing for production of bioplastic. It is an ...

A few years ago, Mary Guarisco started noticing mountains of bagasse, the crop residue left after sugar cane is crushed, piling up at Alma Plantation down the road from her house. “They’ve almost ...