Valorization of Hemp-Based Packaging Waste with One-Pot Ionic Liquid Technology.

ABSTRACT: The range of applications for industrial hemp has consistently increased in various sectors over the years. For example, hemp hurd can be used as a resource to produce biodegradable packaging materials when incorporated into a fungal mycelium composite, a process that has been commercialized. Although these packaging materials can be composted after usage, they may present an opportunity for valorization in a biorefinery setting. Here, we demonstrate the potential of using this type of discarded packaging composite as a feedstock for biofuel production. A one-pot ionic liquid-based biomass deconstruction and conversion process was implemented, and the results from the packaging material were compared with those obtained from untreated hemp hurd. At a 120 °C reaction temperature, 7.5% ionic

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9919018 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature