Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 6CV.7
Biopolymers and bioplastics
A One-Step Process for Production of Cellulose from Lignocellulosic Waste
Short Introductive summary
This study presents a novel proprietary method for producing high quality cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass. The conventional approaches typically involve a multi-step sequence; pulping, bleaching and subsequent acid or enzymatic hydrolysis. In contrast, the method presented here requires a single step and is broadly applicable across diverse lignocellulosic feedstock, a level of versatility that has not been achieved in the past with conventional approaches
Presenter
Faith MASUKU
University of Pretoria, Chemical Eng, SOUTH AFRICA
Presenter's biography
Faith Masuku is a master's candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, where her research is centred on the valorisation of lignocellulosic and organic biomass feedstocks as a pathway toward sustainable food production systems.
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Co-authors:
S. Iwarere, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
M. Daramola, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
F. Masuku, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Session reference: 6CV.7.1