Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valorization of waste chilli stalks (Capsicum annuum) as a sustainable substrate for cellulose extraction: insights into its thermomechanical, film forming and biodegradation properties Subject The topic of the resource Biodegradation; Biopolymer; Cellulose; Cellulose sheet; Chilli waste; Valorization Description An account of the resource Rising global population accelerates food waste generation, thereby creating a crisis in food waste management. A solution involves deriving value-added products like cellulose biopolymer from food waste. Chilli stalk wastes are one such food waste which are generated in large quantities and are unsuitable for field use or incineration due to health and environmental challenges. A greener alternative is extracting cellulose biopolymer from chilli stalk waste. The extraction of cellulose biopolymer from chilli stalk results in a renewable, biodegradable and economically efficient biomaterial with a broad range of applications. The extraction process involving alkali treatment (NaOH) and bleaching (alkaline H2O2), resulted in a yield of 29.85% cellulose biopolymer. The extracted cellulose was subjected to quantification and functional property analysis followed by characterization (FTIR, XRD, TGA, DSC and SEM) to analyse functional groups, crystallinity, thermal properties and surface morphology. Functional property analysis resulted in higher values when compared with commercial cellulose. The characterization techniques confirmed the effective removal of impurities such as lignin, hemicellulose and pectin by the chemical treatments. Cellulose sheets, fabricated using solvent casting, exhibited exceptional biodegradability (85.36%) within 20days, surpassing conventional food packaging materials, commercial food packaging paper (15.95 0.12% [%w/w]) and plastic sheets (7.89 0.33% [%w/w]) over the same time period. The novelty of this research lies in the innovative valorization of chilli stalk waste, which often remains unused in large quantities globally. This study introduces a cost-effective method to convert it into a value-added, highly biodegradable biopolymer. The resulting cellulose sheets provide an eco-friendly substitute for traditional food packaging materials. 2024, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Santhosh A.S.; Umesh M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05370-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05370-2</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183698575&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs13399-024-05370-2&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a0da44503775e639eafcfec5cbd0350c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183698575&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs13399-024-05370-2&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a0da44503775e639eafcfec5cbd0350c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 21906815 | LS; 2023-2024; Vol-2; 0251-0264 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Santhosh A.S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India