Magnetic bioplastics based on isolated cellulose from cotton and sugarcane bagasse

Biopolymer: A Sustainable Material for Food and Medical Applications

“…Plants, animals, microorganisms, and agricultural wastes are examples of natural biological sources of biopolymers. Plant sources, such as rice, maize [ 8 ], wheat [ 9 ], sorghum [ 10 ], yams [ 11 ], cassava [ 12 ], potatoes [ 13 ], banana [ 14 ], tapioca [ 15 ], corn [ 16 ], cotton [ 17 ], and barley [ 18 ] biopolymers can be produced chemically from monomeric components, such as oils, sugars, and amino acids. Cattles are the most common animal sources, while corals, sponges, fish, lobster, and shrimp are the most common marine sources.…”

Magnetic cellulose: does extending cellulose versatility with magnetic functionality facilitate its use in devices?

“…175 On the other hand, the mere immersion of biopolymers in an MnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticle dispersion resulted in no observed interaction between the cellulose and its magnetic components. 176 The question of the nature and the strength of the bond between the magnetic particles and cellulose after co-precipitation appears to have been established; however, it continues to be discussed. In the case that it indeed is an ionic interaction that guides the location of the magnetic particles on cellulose, the location of the magnetic particles cannot be controlled unless the location of the ionic interaction source on cellulose can be controlled.…”

Innovations in applications and prospects of bioplastics and biopolymers: a review

“…Recent research studies have shown the use of cellulose as a bio-based filler material in the production of polymers, which enhances its biodegradability. Aguilar et al ( 2019 ) studied cotton and sugarcane baggage-derived cellulose in producing magnetic bioplastics. In their study, biopolymers were immersed in a ferrofluid to produce magnetic bioplastic for use in optical and magnetic applications.…”