TITLE:
Present Situation and Prospective of Camellia Nut Shells Utilization
AUTHORS:
Jinping Zhang, Lisong Hu, Zhoulian Wang, Menghao Du, Xiaohua Yao
KEYWORDS:
Camellia Nut Shell, Physical and Chemical Property Analysis, All-Component High Value Utilization, Utilization Status, Prospective Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Forestry,
Vol.5 No.7,
October
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: With the rapid
development of Camellia oleifera industry,
more and more Camellia nut shells have been produced, leading to serious environmental
pollution problem. This paper reviews the works on the characterization of the physical
and chemical properties of Camellia nut shells, active ingredient extraction, its
application in chemical production, growing media and animal feed and its properties
as a biomass. Based on the review, we proposed a novel all-component high value
application strategy to covert camellia nut shells into high value biomasses, which
could realize waste recycling and environmental protection.