Review Article

Circularity in Materials: A Review on Polymer Composites Made from Agriculture and Textile Waste

Table 1

Organic waste current utilization methods.

MethodFeedstockProducts

Anaerobic digestionFood waste/agricultural wasteBiogas

ExtractionFood wasteFood additives, therapeutics
Cosmetics

FermentationFood wasteBiofuels, organic
Acids, enzymes
Single-cell protein
Agricultural wasteBiofuels, biogas
Organic acids
Textile wasteBiofuels
Cellulose
Succinate

GasificationFood wasteBiofuels
Agricultural wasteGas, char
Plastic wasteBiofuels

Hydrothermal carbonizationMunicipal solid waste, agricultural wasteHydrochar

Hydrothermal liquefactionAgricultural wasteBiofuels

PyrolysisFood wasteBiofuels
Agricultural wasteBiofuels
Textile wasteActivated carbon, char, syngas, fiber, biooil
Plastic wastePyrolysis oil, gas, char

TransesterificationWaste oilBiodiesel

TorrefactionFood waste/agricultural wasteBiocoal, gas

Pretreatment methodFeedstockYield impact on products

Alkaline treatment (using NaOH, CaO, KOH, Ca(OH)2, etc.)Agricultural wasteGlucan, cellulose, glucose, xylose, ethanol, methane, etc.
Acidic treatment (using H2SO4, HCl, HNO3, H3PO4, acetic acid, maleic acid, etc.)Agricultural wasteGlucose, monosaccharide, cellulose, ethanol, etc.
Ionic treatmentAgricultural crop wasteGlucan, sugar, cellulose, ethanol, etc.
Organosolv treatmentAgricultural crop wasteLignin, glucose, sugar, cellulose, hemicellulose, methane, etc.
OzonolysisAgricultural crop wasteMethane, ethanol, glucose, xylose, hemicellulose, sugar, etc.