How bagasse is turning waste into raw material for compostable packaging

It is often seen that people spit out the bagasse after eating sugar cane, and the large quantities of bagasse after the sugar is squeezed are also discarded as garbage! What a pity! Because for every ton of sucrose produced, 2 to 3 tons of bagasse will be produced, accounting for about 24% to 27% of the net weight of sugarcane (which contains about 50% water). These badasses cannot be thrown away. The traditional way to deal with bagasse is to discard it or make most of it as fuel, and its utilization rate is very low. Companies that are truly energy-saving can turn waste into wealth and produce more uses through crushing and drying with professional equipment and various technological means.

Production of fuel alcohol

In the 1970s, the bagasse of my country's sugar factories was mainly used for the sugar factories themselves to be burned or discarded as fuel, and the economic value of this utilization method was very low. The cellulose in bagasse can be converted into sugar to make alcohol or feed yeast. The technology of producing alcohol from sugarcane bagasse developed by Brazil in the 1980s is in the leading position in the world and has registered patents in many countries. Using the new technology, 100 liters of alcohol can be extracted from each ton of bagasse, so that the alcohol production of sugarcane can be increased by 7740 liters to 13,800 liters, doubling the production of ethanol (14.8 billion liters in 2003/2004) without expanding the planting area of ​​sugar cane, and reducing the cost by 40%.

 

Can make paper, reduce tree felling

About 50% of the fiber in bagasse left after sugar extraction can be used to make paper. However, there is still some sugarcane pith (myeloid cells) without interweaving force, which should be removed before the pulping process. The length of bagasse fiber is about 0.65-2.17mm, and the width is 21-28μm. Although its fiber shape is not as good as wood and bamboo, it is slightly better than rice and wheat straw fibers. The slurry can be mixed with some wood pulp to make offset printing paper, cement bag paper, etc.

 

According to network data:

 

4 tons of bagasse can produce 1 ton of paper

2 tons of dry wood chips or 4 tons of wood can produce 1 ton of paper, equivalent to 24 trees

Explanation: 167 kg of bagasse is approximately equivalent to cutting down 1 treeless

Use of bagasse to reduce tree felling

Protect the forest environment and ecological resources!

 

 

Can be used as paper and plastic packaging, environmentally friendly and renewable

 

With white pollution becoming more and more serious and the implementation of the national "plastic restriction order", major packaging industries are looking for alternatives to plastics. Bagasse is the best raw material for economic and environmental protection! After the bagasse is pressed into fiberboard, it is pulped by a machine, and then formed into various paper-plastic packaging through dry pressing or wet pressing, such as takeaway packaging boxes, tableware boxes, cups, cup lids, coffee cup paper holders, Paper trays for electronic products, etc.

 

GREENOLIVE adopts advanced scientific formulas and cutting-edge automation equipment and technology. It is made of natural plant fiber pulp such as bagasse and bamboo pulp. It is tree-free, carbon-neutral, environmentally friendly, compostable, and biodegradable. Considering the global plastic restriction under the scenario of climate change and plastic pollution, this is a new type of environmentally friendly product with great potential.

 

 

● Plastic-free: 100% made from plant biomass such as bagasse, and bamboo pulp.
● Biodegradable: 100% degradable in 90-100 days under natural conditions. Also suitable for landfills.
● Waterproof and oilproof
● MICROWAVE AND FREEZER SAFE: Great for hot and cold foods

 

Moreover, bagasse is a valuable degradable and renewable biological resource, which can be used as a natural fertilizer to grow green plants and flowers and breed new life after being degraded and fused with soil!

Bagasse has many other functions, such as cultivating edible mushrooms, fueling ethanol, making activated carbon, various paper, and plastic DIY artworks, etc. People are using advanced equipment and technology to turn waste into treasure and play a greater role. Function. Especially for paper-making and paper-plastic packaging, reduce the application of plastic packaging, reduce tree felling and white pollution, and protect the environment!