Ag Technologies

Agricultural Waste Tech

Every year 140 billion metric tons of biomass is generated from agriculture. This volume of biomass can be converted to an enormous amount of energy and raw materials. Equivalent to approximately 50 billion tons of oil.

Ag biomass waste converted to energy can substantially displace fossil fuel, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and provide renewable energy to some 1.6 billion people in developing countries, which still lack access to electricity 3.

It is one of the great innovation in the Ag Technology. As raw materials, biomass wastes have attractive potentials for large-scale industries and community-level enterprises.

Cellulosic Biomass Waste Conversion to Materials:

Conversion Process	Biomass Waste	Product
Bio-reduction	Pineapple leaves Sugarcane residues	Animal feed, industrial absorbents and additives for beverages
Bio-reduction	Wheat straw Cotton gin	Wheat straw polypropylene Pelletized feedstock, fertilizer
Bio-refinery system	Rice husk	Silica, Metal Finishing, Water Soluble Oil & Synthetic Lubricant
Bio-refinery system	Sugarcane bagasse Wheat straw	Lumber materials Panel boards
Decortication	Abaca Leaves	Fiber craft, cordage, textile and fabrics, pulp and specialty papers,
	Coconut husk	Coconut fiber Rope and twine, brooms and brushes, doormats, rugs, mattresses and upholstery, often in rubberized coir pads
	Pina leaves	Elegant pina cloth
Twining	Coconut Coir	Coconut twines
Pulping	Kenaf Fibers	Soundproofing systems, thermal insulators
Molding	Oil Palm fruit residues	Biodegradable packaging materials
Molding	Sugarcane bagasse	Paper and paper wares
Hot melt process	Kenaf Fibers, Sugarcane bagasse	Paper and packaging materials
Hydro-separation	Sugar mill boiler ash from bagasse	Filtration materials and absorbent products

Source: http://www.unep.org/