Banana peels: a self-sufficient chemical system for the green and clean fabrication of wood-like materials

2026/01/01 by Astrid de Laporte, Bernard Haye, Jérôme Charliac +6 · 1 voice
Materials Science · Engineering · #Advanced Cellulose Research Studies #Lignin and Wood Chemistry #Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

paper · doi:10.1039/d5ta07981k

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/02/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Banana peels, with only water added, are transformed into a wood-like material combining balsa and ebony qualities. This shows that agri-food waste's intrinsic chemistry can create new, amazing materials, via a clean additive-free process.

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