Heat-treated biomass, method of making and using of the same

Abstract

Agricultural feed stock is heat treated to form a heat-treated biomass for industrial use as an alternative replacement of conventional additives and fillers. The agricultural feedstock is selected from the group consisting of biomass sorghum, wood, nut sells, soybean hulls, and a combination thereof. The heat-treated biomass is made into fine particles and used as fillers or additives to be combined with plastic to create a polymeric composite with high heat deflection, good mechanical, and superior barrier properties. The polymeric composite provides an alternative to conventional polymeric composites which contain virgin plastic materials and industrial additives, fillers, and colorants. Incorporation of heat-treated biomass into recycled or reclaimed plastic provides improvement to diminished properties of these materials. The polymeric composites described herein can be incorporated into a variety of end products such as cutlery, containers for packaging, hot server items, hard plastic casings, 3-D printed items, and other items.

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