Ecofriendly Bio-packing Based on Sugarcane Bagasse Fiber for Potential Application in Agroindustry

Abstract

The concern about waste in the world is growing because of the significant environmental impact. Therefore, new alternatives are used, such as recycling, biodegradable polymer, agroindustry waste reuse, and many others. In this sense, this paper proposes a production of new bio-packing based on the waste production from agriculture (sugarcane bagasse) and the drinking industry (plastic bottles from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)) for agriculture products transportation. Then, this new material was characterized by thermal, chemical, morphological, mechanical, antifungal activity, and hydrophobic character to evaluate its characteristics to use as bio-packing. Following this purpose, all samples are characterized in nature and after production by scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), infrared spectroscopy analysis (FTIR), surface angle contact, mechanical properties, and antifungal activity. The results indicated that the sample with 15% of bagasse presents the best mechanical properties. In addition, the presence of porosity can provide the material with low thermal conductivity. Moreover, the antifungal activity indicates that inhibition of fungus micellar growth was proportional to the decrease of bagasse in bio-packing. Then, which offers an innovative strategy for the use of waste in the production of environmentally friendly packing.

A Versatile Bio-packing Based on Natural Extract from Calotropis procera a Sustainable Alternative for Agriculture and Biofouling Applications

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra using an attenuated total reflectance method (Nicolet 6700, Thermo Fisher, United States) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to the hydrogen nucleus ( 1 H NMR) with spectrometer (Bruker 400 MHz, Bruker, United States; Varian 400 MHz, Varian, United Kingdom) to characterize the natural extract. Moreover, the hydrophilic/hydrophobic characteristics were performed by contact angle measurements as this parameter may indicate whether the bio-packing has a greater affinity with water, and there is a greater proliferation of microorganisms in more humid environments [22,23]. Furthermore, in vitro antifungicide analysis was performed against C. musae isolated from bananas.…”

Sugarcane Bagasse: Challenges and Opportunities for Waste Recycling

“…To this end, an alkaline treatment is carried out on the sugarcane bagasse before carrying out acid hydrolysis to remove lignin and other impurities [269]. It is also possible to use bleached bagasse pulp as raw material to produce hydrogel as a colorimetric freshness indicator for smart food packaging [270] and other applications, such as sugarcane bagasse in the production of food packages in agroindustry [244,271,272] and as packing material in filters for hydrogen sulfide removal [141].…”