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Sugar Cane Bagasse
pulp is wood. However, growing demand in the paper
industry, at a time of dwindling forest resources, have
compelled the sector to turn to other sources of raw
materials, such as cereal straw, reeds, bamboo or
sugar-cane bagasse.
Bagasse (sometimes spelled bagass) is the biomass
remaining after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract
their juice. (Wikipedia) As recently as 1993, Bagasse
was essentially a waste product that caused sugar mills to
incur additional disposal costs.
industry, at a time of dwindling forest resources, have
compelled the sector to turn to other sources of raw
materials, such as cereal straw, reeds, bamboo or
sugar-cane bagasse.
Bagasse (sometimes spelled bagass) is the biomass
remaining after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract
their juice. (Wikipedia) As recently as 1993, Bagasse
was essentially a waste product that caused sugar mills to
incur additional disposal costs.
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In tropical regions of the world sugar cane represents a major crop. Because of the increasing
demand for sugar in the last century, large areas in the tropical and subtropical countries all
around the world were allotted for sugar cane crops. Low level of maintenance and good
productivity made sugar cane an attractive crop for farmers in these regions. Most of the high
sucrose varieties are fully ripened and ready for harvest when they are 10 to 15 months old.
Accordingly, sugar cane bagasse is very much an annually renewable resource.
demand for sugar in the last century, large areas in the tropical and subtropical countries all
around the world were allotted for sugar cane crops. Low level of maintenance and good
productivity made sugar cane an attractive crop for farmers in these regions. Most of the high
sucrose varieties are fully ripened and ready for harvest when they are 10 to 15 months old.
Accordingly, sugar cane bagasse is very much an annually renewable resource.
Crushed Bagasse
countries such as South America, India, and China, where it represents 20 % of all paper
production. The bagasse paper pulp industry absorbs 10% of total world bagasse production.
Other uses of bagasse include biofuels and feedstock.
Bagasse Manufacturing Advantages:
production. The bagasse paper pulp industry absorbs 10% of total world bagasse production.
Other uses of bagasse include biofuels and feedstock.
Bagasse Manufacturing Advantages:
 | Rapid growth of the sugar-cane plant – usually a 12 month cycle making the material | |
| annually renewable |
| Widespread cultivation in several emerging economies |
| Lower energy and bleaching chemical requirements for bagasse refining |
| Bagasse processing is a convenient means of usefully clearing this voluminous sugar | |
| refinery waste product: indeed, one tonne of refined sugar results in two tonnes of bagasse. |
| Bagasse paper pulp requires minimal processing stages of delignification and bleaching to | |
| turn it into high-strength and durable paper. This process can vary depending on the factory's technology in a given region of the world. |
Most of the products that BioSmart sells are made from sugar cane bagasse or PLA. This page
provides a brief overview about these materials
provides a brief overview about these materials
Biodegradable Materials Summary
The items we sell made of bagasse are:
This material is like a thick paper with high performance qualities. For example, one mightcompare the thickness of our plates to the high quality Chinet branded plates made from trees.
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feel like a typical clear plastic cup.
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| Plates | |
| Bowls | |
| Take Out Containers | |
| Serving and Cafeteria Trays |
This material is like a thick paper with high performance qualities. For example, one might
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The items we sell made of PLA are:
This material is looks like clear plastic. For example, our cups made of PLA have the look and
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| Cups |
This material is looks like clear plastic. For example, our cups made of PLA have the look and
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Bagasse
PLA
PLA (Polylactic Acid)
Natureworks, LLC sells PLA pellets to manufacturers who then manufacture cups,
take out containers, and many other items.
How Is It Made?
1. Field corn is harvested and broken down into its various food and feed components, one of which is corn sugar, or dextrose.
2. The dextrose is fermented and distilled into a substance called lactic acid.
3. This lactic acid is transformed into NatureWorks® PLA, and then formed into pellets that are sold to foodservice manufacturers.
4. The pellets are melted and shaped into a variety of packaging and food containers
take out containers, and many other items.
How Is It Made?
1. Field corn is harvested and broken down into its various food and feed components, one of which is corn sugar, or dextrose.
2. The dextrose is fermented and distilled into a substance called lactic acid.
3. This lactic acid is transformed into NatureWorks® PLA, and then formed into pellets that are sold to foodservice manufacturers.
4. The pellets are melted and shaped into a variety of packaging and food containers
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Once harvested, sugarcane is crushed in a series of mills, each consisting of at least three heavy rollers. Due to the crushing, the cane stalk will
break in small pieces, and subsequent milling will squeeze the juice out. The juice is collected and processed for production of sugar. The resulting
crushed and squeezed cane stalk, is bagasse.
Further, in some factories around the world, the sludge left over after removing the cellulose fibers in creating bagasse, is used to power the actual
paper-mills. The resulting CO2 emissions in burning bagasse are equal to the amount of CO2 that the sugarcane plant used up from the atmosphere
during its growing phase. Consequently, the resultant heat from this process appears to be greenhouse gas-neutral.
break in small pieces, and subsequent milling will squeeze the juice out. The juice is collected and processed for production of sugar. The resulting
crushed and squeezed cane stalk, is bagasse.
Further, in some factories around the world, the sludge left over after removing the cellulose fibers in creating bagasse, is used to power the actual
paper-mills. The resulting CO2 emissions in burning bagasse are equal to the amount of CO2 that the sugarcane plant used up from the atmosphere
during its growing phase. Consequently, the resultant heat from this process appears to be greenhouse gas-neutral.
Polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA) is a biodegradable thermoplastic derived from corn, a
renewable resource. (Wikipedia)
Natureworks, LLC. is the predominant supplier of the PLA resin to the Earth-friendly foodservice
supplies market. They are the first company to offer a family of commercially available
biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance
that compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers.
renewable resource. (Wikipedia)
Natureworks, LLC. is the predominant supplier of the PLA resin to the Earth-friendly foodservice
supplies market. They are the first company to offer a family of commercially available
biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance
that compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers.
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