539741 Process Design for Conversion of Coconut Coir Pith to Bioplastic and Byproducts

Erin Haug1, Felipe Reyes Gaibor1, Alex Papadakis1, Patricia Popescu1, Huajiang Huang1, Rengasamy Kasinathan2, Bandaru V. Ramarao3 and Shri Ramaswamy1, (1)Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, (2)Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering and Empire State Paper Research Institute, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, (3)Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, ESPRI, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY