Advantages of bagasse pulping
Bagasse is a by-product of sugar mills and a typical raw material for paper fiber. Sugarcane is a stalk plant fiber stalk plant fiber raw material. The average fiber length is 1.47-3.04mm and the bagasse fiber length is 1.0-2.34mm, similar to broadleaf fiber. Bagasse is a good raw material for paper making.
Bagasse is a grass fiber. It is easy to cook and bleach. Compared to wood, it consumes fewer chemicals and has less silicon content, but less than other grass fiber raw materials. Therefore, bagasse pulp and alkali recovery technology and equipment are more mature and simpler than other straw fiber raw materials. As a result, bagasse is a cheaper feedstock for pulp.
Businesses need to take advantage of renewable resources quickly. Bagasse uses low energy-related emissions to help reduce global warming. It requires less energy in the manufacturing process because it is just the fiber left over from the sugar processing process.
What’s more, it is durable and not affected by the highest temperatures, making it a useful material in the consumer space. Notable benefits of bagasse include:
Safe microwave and oven
The hydrothermal solution can handle 120℃
Oven safe up to 220 degrees Celsius.
Bagasse market research indicates that the molded pulp packaging market could exceed $4.3 billion by 2026.
Now is the time to look into a truly sustainable resource for making mold pulp products, namely cane waste. Since sugar cane is a fast-growing staple, we have access to more sustainable alternatives.
A smarter choice.
Using agricultural waste is a better option. This waste by-product is already in production, rather than being grown like wood, which takes many years to grow. The investment required to produce the same amount of pulp from bagasse is much lower than that of paper.
In the search for truly sustainable packaging, this is an overlooked opportunity. Some 80 sugarcane sugar producing countries have the potential to make better use of the fibre residue known as bagasse.
Advantages of bagasse in design
Practical benefits include space savings. Nesting and stacking can reduce storage costs by 70%. Protection is another benefit that bagasse provides for prominent shock and vibration buffering. In addition, bagasse can be designed to your specifications, and custom design options are a great advantage.
It provides price stability with minimal dependence on price fluctuations of oil, gas and resins and gives you a long-term price guarantee. It also costs less than other protective packaging options such as foam and thermoformed plastics.
Products made from bagasse that do not require PLA lining can be used for both home composting and industrial composting as it is naturally oil and leak resistant. Bagasse is a great compost material, so as a packaging, its second life is very beneficial to the environment.
Future sustainable development
Bagasse does not need any misleading, biodegradable labels. It can be home compost or industrial compost. These products end up in your home compost, but they may end up being recycled (because they look most like paper products), incinerated, and eventually in landfills.
It is important to note if placing industrial component materials in landfills. Home composting is something you can do. Composting reduces the production of methane (a major source of greenhouse gases) and provides a range of economic and environmental synergies.