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Utilization of Food Wastes to Prepare Film Forming Biomolecules (Retracted)

Utilization of Food Wastes to Prepare Film Forming Biomolecules

Food wastes are produced by a variety of sources, ranging from agricultural operations to household consumption. About 38% occurs during food processing. Disposal of such quantities of waste represents a challenge as it is the main cause of environmental problem. Apart from being used as animal feeds or fertilizers, the research conducted in the last decades clearly showed that the byâ�?products resulted from processing of plant materials contained valuable nutrients which could be exploited in the development and production of new biomolecules. There is an increasing and constant interest in finding new sources of plantâ�?derived polysaccharides—the bio agroâ�?waste streams being very promising in this sense. The main aim of this investigation is to extract cellulose from food wastes (Potato peels and Rice bran) and the extracted biomolecule is converted into HPMC. It is a semi-synthetic polymer which possesses good film forming characteristics. Thus this work not only utilizes food waste efficiently but also helps in developing a valuable raw material for food and Pharmaceutical industries.