Matias, Kara Isabel P.

G12-08 STEM
STUDIES
Author Date of Books/Journals Web Source Content Summary
publication
Katherine Ann July 29, 2014 Extraction and https://www.researchgate-.net/ In the Philippines, saba
Castillo Israel characterization of publication/281893559 banana Musa ‘saba’(Musa
pectin from Saba acuminata x Musa balbisiana)
banana [Musa is the most popular cultivar
‘saba’(Musa grown domestically which
acuminata x Musa accounts to 39% of total
balbisiana)] peel production. Saba banana is
wastes: A most widely processed into
preliminary study chips/crackers which account
for 95% of the country’s
earnings on processed banana
(Molina and Roa eds., 2000).
Banana fruit peels comprise a
significant quantity of wastes
produced from saba banana
processing, which is
equivalent to 40% of the total
weight of fresh banana. These
peels are just left as solid
waste at large expense and
are not being used for any
other purposes. Thus, the
operation of food processing
wastes in the industry is now
becoming a very serious
ecological problem and
additional pollution for the
environment (Nagarajaiah
and Prakash, 2011).
Anuj Yadav, August 14, 2016 Utilization for by https://www.researchgate.net-/ Various parts of the banana
Rewa Kumari, products of banana - publication/356593469 itself can also be used for
Ashwani Yadav, A Review different purposes all over the
J.P. Mishra and world. Banana fiber: As a
Rajendra Kumar very good replacement for
wood pulp in paper industry,
as it has high cellulose
content, thus reducing the
Environmental impact of
deforestation. Banana fiber
can be an alternative raw
material of paper industries
like writing paper, anti-grease
paper, cheque paper as well
as hard board industries
(Mohapatra et al. (2010);
Cordeiro et al. (2004)
Preethi, P, G. January, 2017 Physical and http:// Banana is one of the
Balakrish- chemical properties ijmart.s3.amazonaws.com-/ important fruit crops
namoorthy of banana fibre 2017janIssues/41.pdf cultivated in tropical parts of
extracted from the world. Banana farming
commercial banana generates huge quantity of
cultivars grown in biomass all of which goes as
 tamilnadu state. waste and the above ground
parts like pseudo stem and
peduncle are the major source
of fiber. Banana fiber can be
used as raw material for
industry for production of
range of products like paper,
cardboards, tea bags,
currency notes and reinforced
as polymer composite in high
quality dress materials.
Asmanto Subagyo November 28, Banana Pseudo- https://www.intechopen.com/- Banana paper is a type of
and Achmad 2018 Stem Fiber: chapters/64570 paper created from banana
Chafidz Preparation, plant bark or banana peel
Characterisitcs, and fibers. Banana paper has a
Applications. lower density, higher
stiffness, higher disposability,
higher renewability, and
higher tensile strength
compared to traditional paper.
Widiastuti January 22, 2018 Natural wrapping https://iopscience.iop.org/- Banana peel can be used as
Agustina and Elfi paper from banana article/10.1088/1742- raw material in the making of
Susanti (Musa paradisiaca 6596/1022/1/012032/pdf paper because of its high
Linn) peel waste concentration of cellulose.
with additive Mashing process of banana
essential oils peel is essential as banana
peel should be brushed,
lacerated, and pushed to
expand the fibers. While
expanding, the outer layer of
the fiber will be decomposed,
and the fibrils come out. The
process which causes the
fiber surface to get larger is
necessary to tighten the fiber
of the paper.

Literature
Author Date of Books/Journals Web Source Content Summary
publication
Molly Herber October 4, 2016 Busting Popular https://blog.nols.edu/bust- For a banana peel, it could take
Leave, No Trace leave-no-trace-myths up to two years. The thing is,
Myths even though these things
decompose more quickly than
materials like plastic or glass,
they still stick around for a
while. And in a popular area that
sees dozens of visitors per day,
even a handful of people leaving
behind food waste can add up to
a big pile of decomposing
garbage.
Georgina Caro September 7, 2016 12 Uses for https://www.gypsysoul.co.uk/- The easiest thing to do with
Leftover Banana 12-uses-for-leftover-banana- leftover banana peels is to pop it
Peels peels/ in your compost. The peels add
phosphorus and potassium to
your compost which will help
with plant growth once the
 compost is mature.
Jennifer Mulberry July,2007 Exotic Paper Made https://www.mulberrypaper- Banana papers are an
from Banana andmore.com/c-246-banana- environmentally-conscious
Fibers paper.aspx paper. Banana trees produce
fruit only once a year and are
then cut down, leaving abundant
waste in the form of leaves and
tree trunks. By recycling this
by-product fiber into paper,
Banana Paper helps prevent
excessive pollution of the eco-
system’s rivers and forests.
Cayley Pater August 19, 2019 Behind the Fiber: https://medium.com/- This banana fiber-also called
Transforming @madetrade/behind-the-fiber- musa fiber-is incredibly durable.
Banana Tree Waste transforming-banana-tree- In fact, this fiber is among the
Into Fabric waste-into-fabric- strongest in the world. Banana
a33eb343d298 fiber is similar to bamboo fiber,
though it has a better spin ability
and tensile strength. The
impressive fabric is also
naturally water-resistant, fire-
resistant, tear-resistant.
Laura Wood September 10, 2019 Global Banana https://apnews.com/press- After bananas are harvested
Paper Market by release/business-wire/business- from plantations, the stems and
Distribution south-america- trunks are usually discarded.
Channel & 06f757ecc27746- However, these parts contain
Geography - 18afb2b4ef141348c3 available sources of fibers. If the
Forecast to 2023 scrapped stems and trunks are
utilized, this can lead to a
decrease in synthetic fiber
production. Synthetic fiber
production requires extra
energy, fertilizer, and chemicals.
Banana paper does not require
any chemicals to be used during
manufacturing. Banana paper is
also more durable and has a
longer lifetime than
conventional paper.