Characterisation of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) shell waste as a potential biomass for different bio-based products.
Agricultural waste
Bambara groundnut
Biocomposite
Lignocellulose
Waste valorisation
Journal
Environmental monitoring and assessment
ISSN: 1573-2959
Titre abrégé: Environ Monit Assess
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8508350
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Aug 2024
03 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
14
11
2023
accepted:
24
07
2024
medline:
3
8
2024
pubmed:
3
8
2024
entrez:
2
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Efforts are ongoing to utilise agricultural waste to achieve a full resource use approach. Bambara groundnut is an important crop widely grown in the sub-Saharan Africa with potential future importance because of its resilience to thrive under heightened weather uncertainty and widespread droughts that have challenged food security. After harvesting, the edible nuts are separated from the shells which are discarded as waste. Therefore, this research is aimed at characterising the chemical composition and the structural properties of Bambara groundnut shells (BGS) in view of their potential application as a biomass for different bio-products. The chemical composition of BGS was found to be 42.4% cellulose, 27.8% hemicellulose, 13% lignin and 16.8% extractives. Proximate analysis showed a high amount of volatile matter (69.1%) and low moisture (4.4%). XRD analysis confirmed crystallinity of cellulose I polymer and FTIR analysis observed functional groups of lignocellulosic compounds. Thermal stability, maximum degradation temperature and activation energy were found to be 178.5 °C, 305.7 °C and 49.4 kJ/mol, respectively. Compared to other nutshells, BGS were found to have a relatively high amount of cellulose and crystallinity that may result in biocomposites with improved mechanical properties.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39095686
doi: 10.1007/s10661-024-12937-z
pii: 10.1007/s10661-024-12937-z
doi:
Substances chimiques
Lignin
9005-53-2
Cellulose
9004-34-6
Waste Products
0
hemicellulose
8024-50-8
Biofuels
0
Polysaccharides
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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