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Characterization and Morphology of Natural Dung Polymer for Potential Industrial Application as Bio-Based Fillers

Polymers, 2020-12, Vol.12 (12), p.3030 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2020. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2020 by the authors. 2020 ;ISSN: 2073-4360 ;EISSN: 2073-4360 ;DOI: 10.3390/polym12123030 ;PMID: 33348857

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  • Title:
    Characterization and Morphology of Natural Dung Polymer for Potential Industrial Application as Bio-Based Fillers
  • Author: Fasake, Vinayak ; Dashora, Kavya
  • Subjects: Alternative energy sources ; Biomass ; Cattle ; Cellulose ; chemical composition ; Consumption ; Developing countries ; Dung ; Emission standards ; Fourier transforms ; Hygiene ; indigenous cow dung ; Industrial applications ; Informal economy ; LDCs ; Lignin ; Livestock ; Morphology ; Natural resources ; non-wood pulp ; Population ; Pulp & paper industry ; ruminant animal ; Rural areas ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Surface properties ; Water pollution ; wheat straw
  • Is Part Of: Polymers, 2020-12, Vol.12 (12), p.3030
  • Description: The modern-day paper industry is highly capital-intensive industries in the core sector. Though there are several uses of paper for currency, packaging, education, information, communication, trade and hygiene, the flip side of this industry is the impact on the forest resources and other ecosystems which leads to increasing pollution in water and air, influencing several local communities. In the present paper, the authors have tried to explore potential and alternate source of industrial pulp through ruminant animal dung, which is widely available as a rural resource in India. Three types of undigested animal dung fibers from Indigenous cow (IDF), Jersey cow (JDF), and Buffalo (BDF) were taken. Wheat straw (WS) was the main diet of all animals. The cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content for all animal dung samples were found in a range of (29-31.50%), (21-23.50%), and (11-13%), respectively. The abundant holocellulose and low lignin contents are suitable for handmade pulp and paper. Surface characteristics of fodder (WS) and all dung fibers have been investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and SEM-Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). To increase paper production without damaging forest cover, it is essential to explore unconventional natural resources, such as dung fiber, which have the huge potential to produce pulp and paper, reinforcement components, etc.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2073-4360
    EISSN: 2073-4360
    DOI: 10.3390/polym12123030
    PMID: 33348857
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