TY - JOUR
T1 - Biofibers from agricultural byproducts for industrial applications
AU - Reddy, Narendra
AU - Yang, Yiqi
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted for the financial support from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Research Division (Journal Series No. 14699) and the support through the Hatch Act.
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - Lignocellulosic agricultural byproducts are a copious and cheap source for cellulose fibers. Agro-based biofibers have the composition, properties and structure that make them suitable for uses such as composite, textile, pulp and paper manufacture. In addition, biofibers can also be used to produce fuel, chemicals, enzymes and food. Byproducts produced from the cultivation of corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, barley, sugarcane, pineapple, banana and coconut are the major sources of agro-based biofibers. This review analyses the production processes, structure, properties and suitability of these biofibers for various industrial applications.
AB - Lignocellulosic agricultural byproducts are a copious and cheap source for cellulose fibers. Agro-based biofibers have the composition, properties and structure that make them suitable for uses such as composite, textile, pulp and paper manufacture. In addition, biofibers can also be used to produce fuel, chemicals, enzymes and food. Byproducts produced from the cultivation of corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, barley, sugarcane, pineapple, banana and coconut are the major sources of agro-based biofibers. This review analyses the production processes, structure, properties and suitability of these biofibers for various industrial applications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tibtech.2004.11.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15629854
AN - SCOPUS:11444264189
VL - 23
SP - 22
EP - 27
JO - Trends in Biotechnology
JF - Trends in Biotechnology
SN - 0167-7799
IS - 1
ER -