Evaluation of cannabis stems biomass for the productions of molded pulp products

绿色/可持续包装产品，如模塑纤维素纸浆产品，由于公众的强烈需求，吸引了极大的市场兴趣，预计将继续增加其市场份额，以牺牲合成聚合物为基础的产品（如塑料）。CKF是一家食品服务和包装产品制造商，其他产品线包括鸡蛋盒，肉类托盘，产品包装，食品托盘，外卖托盘和容器。该工厂目前使用旧新闻纸纸浆（ONP）来生产部分产品。该公司有兴趣使用大麻生物质残留物作为其生产模塑纤维素纸浆产品的原材料的一部分。这个Engage项目旨在提供两步生物机械技术的可行性研究，将大麻生物质转化为木质纤维素纤维。建立生物和机械处理条件与合成纤维性能之间的关系；将完成该工艺的初步工程设计。拟议研究的结果将是开发实用的两步酶-机械处理技术，将大麻生物质（否则是固体废物）转化为木质纤维素纤维，用于生产模压纤维产品，以满足对绿色/可持续产品日益增长的需求，同时也帮助大麻种植/农业部门通过创建新的产品线来产生更多的利润。从而为合格人才创造更多的就业机会。

Green/sustainable packaging products such as molded cellulose pulp products have attracted great market interest due strong demands from the general public, and are expected to continue to increase their market share at the expense of synthetic polymer-based products (such as plastics). CKF is a manufacturer of food service and packaging products, with other product lines including egg cartons, meat trays, produce packs, food trays, carry-out trays and containers. Old newsprint pulp (ONP) is presently used at the plant to manufacture some of its products. The company is interested in using cannabis biomass residues as part of its raw materials in the production of molded cellulose pulp products. This Engage project is intended to provide a feasibility study of two-step biological-mechanical technologies to convert cannabis biomass to lignocellulosic fibers. The relationship between the biological and mechanical treatment conditions and properties of resultant fibers will be established; a preliminary engineering design of the process will be completed. The outcomes of the proposed research will be the development of practical two-step enzymatic-mechanical treatment technologies that will convert cannabis biomass (otherwise solid wastes) to lignocellulosic fibers that will be used to produce molded fiber products to meet the increased demand for green/sustainable products, while also assisting the cannabis plantation/farming sector to generate more profit by creating new product lines, thus creating more job opportunities for qualified personnel.