Abstract
Botanically, sugarcane belongs to an economically important seed plant family that includes maize, wheat, rice, and sorghum known as Saccharum officinarum. Bagasse, an agricultural residue not only becomes a problem from the environmental point of view, but also affects the profitability of the sugarcane industries. This chapter discusses the properties and processing methods for the extraction of the bagasse fibers from sugarcane and its current status of research. The applications of the bagasse fibers in different fields have also been discussed.
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Verma, D., Gope, P.C., Singh, I., Jain, S. (2014). Processing and Properties of Bagasse Fibers. In: Hakeem, K., Jawaid, M., Rashid, U. (eds) Biomass and Bioenergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07641-6_4
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