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Alternative cellulose Scope of Research - Coggle Diagram
Alternative cellulose
Scope of Research
Agricultural residues
Marshmallow reed?
Palm waste?
Wood pellet?
Wheat straw?
Rice straw?
Wood chips?
Sugarcane waste?
Tobacco stems?
Other sources of alternative cellulose
Bacterial cellulose
Polybion: Celium™ - Premium Cultivated Cellulose: Cellulose grown by feeding bacteria with agroindustrial fruit waste.
From kombucha fermentation
Food waste
Fruit peel or pulp
Cucumber peel
IIT scientists extracted cellulose from dried and powdered cucumber peels. They then converted the cellulose to cellulose nanocrystals using specific chemicals
The researchers found that the cellulose content in cucumber peels is higher than that of the banana, orange and mango peels
Banana peel
South Dakota State University researchers turned banana peels into films. First, dried peels were treated with chemicals to extract tiny cellulose fibers.
Other peels?
Geograhies
Priority 1
Europe (France or countries around them)
Turkey
Indonesia
Priority 2
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Brazil
South Korea
Mexico
United States
Where is cellulose used in BAT's combustibles?
Binder in reconstituted tobacco?
Paper?
Filter?
Criteria to consider
Ideally solid, dry (dry leaf, whole root considered, fluffy material) but semi-solid maybe
Low moisture, low active water to avoid fermentations or changes in the chemistry of feedstock
No limit to forms or shapes as long as these pass easily in conveyors
Cost? (is it scalable? is it sustainable?)
Would BAT be sourcing the waste products? From farmers directly? From waste management companies?
Free from foreign material / contamination / pesticide
Ideally neutral (i.e. odourless, flavourless)