Table 5 Tensile strength of some biodegradable pots.

From: Biodegradable biocomposite pots reinforced with mercerized sugarcane bagasse for sustainable agriculture and plastic waste mitigation

Biomass raw material

Binding matrix

Tensile strength (MPa)

Reference

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Thermoplastic starch produced from native cassava starch & glycerol with a biodegradable polymer such as: (poly butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)

12.4–13.2

25

Protein hydrolysate (Pr.Hyd) from leather industry wastes, saw dust & wood flour

Poly (ethylene glycol) diglyceryl ether (PEG) or epoxidized soybean oil (ESO), ethylene diamine (EDA)

4–13

19

Straw fiber

Hydrolyzed soy protein isolate/urea/formaldehyde

15.85–19.89

23

(Paper substrates: newspaper & corrugated cardboard) combined with textile waste (cotton & polycotton)

Molasses

Sodium alginate

Cornstarch

2.73–6.20

13

Paddy straw with alkali and autoclave – treatment & without treatment

Corn starch, boric acid, and glycerol.

1.96–6.82

26

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