Synthesizing a Novel Paper Material from Panicum maximum

• Patent Application No: LK/P/20592

• Features of the Product:
• Panicum maximum is an invasive grass species found in all over the country.
• This plant is a weed which regenerate very fast and absorb nutrients from the soil rapidly reducing the productivity of the soil. The only use made by using this weed is feeding livestock.
• Solution: Converting Panicum maximum into Paper
• This paper can be produced in any gauge
• This innovation is 100% biodegradable and edible.
• Industrially applicable simple production process allows mass scale production.
• Cost of production is less than 1 LKR per A4 size sheet.
• Alternative raw materials: Rice and wheat, Straw, Bagasse, Jute, Cotton rags, Grasses