Sustainable utilization and conversion of post-harvest agricultural waste residues
Grant holder: Dr M John
Institution: CSIR
Grant: CSIR/IU/WRIU/2016/005
Duration: 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2019
Status: Complete
Project outline: This project deals with the diversification of agricultural wastes from landfills. The use of waste products such as bagasse and maize stalk residues as a suitable raw material feedstock for beneficiation into high value products will be investigated. As the starting materials for production of bioplastics, biomass wastes have attractive potentials for large-scale industries and community level enterprises. This project will focus on developing a range of biopolymers from individual fractionated components of biomass waste residues and establish the end-of-life options for these novel products.
| » | Briefing note: Sustainable utilization and conversion of post-harvest agricultural waste residues into value added materials. |
| » | Publication: John, M.J., Lefatle, M.C. and Sithole, B. (2022). Lignin fractionation and conversion to bio-based functional products. Sustain. Chem. Pharm., 25 (2022) 100594. |
| » | Publication: Naidu, D.S. and John, M.J. (2021). Cellulose nanofibrils reinforced xylan-alginate composites: Mechanical, thermal and barrier properties. Int. J. Biol. Macromol.,179: 448-456. |
| » | Publication: Naidu, D.S. and John, M.J. (2020). Effect of Clay Nanofillers on the Mechanical and Water Vapor Permeability Properties of Xylan-Alginate Films. Polymers, 12(10), 2279. |
| » | Presentation: John, M.J. and Naidu, D. (2019). Sustainable utilization and conversion of post-harvest agricultural waste residues into value added materials. |
| » | Dissertation: Naidu, DS. (2020). Development of Bio-Based Xylan Composites for Food Packaging Applications. Doctoral Thesis. Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela University. |
| » | Book: Lefatle, M.C and John, M.J. (2018). Mechanical, rheological and viscoelastic properties of polysaccharide and protein based aerogels. In: Biobased Aerogels: Polysaccharide and Protein-based Materials. Edited by Thomas, S., Pothan, L.A. and Mavelil-Sam, R. Royal Society of Chemistry. |
| » | Publication: Naidu, D.S., Hlangothi, S.P. and John, M.J. (2018). Bio-based products from xylan: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers 179: 28-41. |
| » | Conference poster: Naidu, D. (2018). Films for Food Packaging based on xylan from agricultural waste residues. ICCBN Conference, South Africa. |