Banana Fibre based Value Added Product, Eco-Friendly Dishware and Wall panels

Description and Salient Features : 

ICAR-CIRCOT has developed novel protocols for production of moulded kitchen dishware from banana pseudostem fibres. The fibres are extracted from pseudostem, pulped and sheets are formed. Required shapes were achieved using the various mould designs by hot pressing method. ICAR-CIRCOT technology for pulping of banana pseudostem followed by thermoforming, using a custom-designed mould, produces small sized kitchen dishwares with required strength and finish. The advantage in this process is high yield and simplified protocol, amenable for scaling up. Also, banana pseudostem fibres along with bio-degradable glues were used for the production of wall panel boards.

Stakeholders : 

Banana growing famers, Banana pseudostem fibre extractors, Disposable kitchen utilities manufacturers, Hotels and hospitality industries.

Benefits : 

• 100% eco-friendly products using banana pseudostem fibres
• Value addition to banana pseudostem thereby increasing the income of farmers
• Avoids the waste accumulation in farming field after harvesting of the banana fruits

Cost : --

Status of commercialisation : 

The entrepreneur Mr. Sandip Nikam from Pune was incubated in ICAR-CIRCOT’s Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre for the product development using banana pseudostem