Cassava Biomaterial Innovations for Industry Applications

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2021Author
Tumwesigye, Kashub Steven
Oliveira, Jorge C.
Namuwaya, Sheila
Sousa-Gallagher, Maria Jose
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Breakthrough innovations can spur growth in the modern era industry to realise
sustainability and high returns on investments. Nowadays, biobased innovations for
application in diverse industry sectors are considered as future pillars to counter
resource depletion and ensure positive environmental impacts. Cassava is a strong
flagship biomaterial promoting solution for resource-efficient use and a green
environment. Innovative industrial application of cassava biomaterials enriches
literature, presenting cassava as a versatile and unrivalled crop that is cardinal for
more sustainable environment and biodegradable industrial products. Work on
novel cassava biomaterials, which are low-cost, unexploited and with zero competition
for food supply, are included. Using an integrated sustainable process, it
shows how to indirectly reduce waste streams, through their effective use,
guaranteeing zero carbon footprints and acting as a non-traditional strategy for
equilibrium atmosphere and active packaging systems. Applications of Cassava
biomaterial in food, as food supplements and in packaging systems are also covered
in this chapter.