Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
April 2021
Abstract
Cannabis sativa commonly known as hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants whose refined products have immense commercial value. Various products include refined hemp such as: biofuels, biodegradable plastics, textiles, dietary supplements, paper, clothing, and much more. Hemp fibers are also used in construction and manufacturing applications by strengthening their composite products. Hemp is a high yielding, sustainable, and environmentally friendly crop due to its various qualities, and has the potential to yield valuable raw materials for a great number of applications. Our research evaluates the pretreatment of hemp as well as the comparative analysis of the fiber content thereof. Our goal is to determine the suitability and the potential use of ionic liquid-based pretreatment (1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) for the breakdown of hemp lignocellulosic biomass. The collected data is presented and discussed in the following sections.
Recommended Citation
Bu, Dina; Roggie, Jessica; Schmidlin, Sarah; and Gikonyo, Barnabas, "006— Pretreatment and fiber content analysis of Cannabis sativa" (2021). GREAT Day Posters. 76.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2021/posters-2021/76
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006— Pretreatment and fiber content analysis of Cannabis sativa
Cannabis sativa commonly known as hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants whose refined products have immense commercial value. Various products include refined hemp such as: biofuels, biodegradable plastics, textiles, dietary supplements, paper, clothing, and much more. Hemp fibers are also used in construction and manufacturing applications by strengthening their composite products. Hemp is a high yielding, sustainable, and environmentally friendly crop due to its various qualities, and has the potential to yield valuable raw materials for a great number of applications. Our research evaluates the pretreatment of hemp as well as the comparative analysis of the fiber content thereof. Our goal is to determine the suitability and the potential use of ionic liquid-based pretreatment (1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) for the breakdown of hemp lignocellulosic biomass. The collected data is presented and discussed in the following sections.
Comments
Sponsored by Barnabas Gikonyo and Jacalyn Wittmer Malinowski, and by the Office of Sponsored Research and the Research Foundation for The State University of New York