A comprehensive review on the fabrication of cassava peel derived polysaccharides and its biocomposites for sustainable food packaging application

Abstract

The agricultural waste derived sustainable packaging has received a considerable attention in the research and development section. The key motivating factor for agro-waste derived packaging is to mitigate the problems caused by fossil-based packaging, which creates a negative impact in the environment. Nowadays, the use of cassava peel-based polysaccharides such as starch, cellulose and nanocellulose has become one of the most utilized agricultural waste, which is a sustainable approach to waste management, with potential benefits for cassava processing industries.The review aims to discuss about the extraction of cellulose, nanocellulose, and starch from cassava peel. The review also summarizes about the applications and properties of thermal, mechanical and barrier properties of various cassava peel derived biopolymer based composite films which is utilized in packaging. Thus, this review addresses the overview of the strategical roadmap for fabrication of cassava peel derived polysaccharides and biocomposites for sustainable packaging applications.