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Research Paper | Renewable and Sustainable Energy | Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026 | Pages: 1362 - 1375 | India
Eco-HyPack: Smart, Strong, and Sustainable
Abstract: Industrial packaging remains encumbered by composite heterogeneity, elevated embodied energy, and end of life intransigence that impede circularity and regulatory conformity. This study reports a low-specific gravity bio hybrid composed of alkali pretreated lignocellulosic fibers from Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) co integrated with post-consumer corrugated cellulose. Alkaline pulping de-lignifies and unveils hydroxyl functionalities, intensifying interfacial adhesion, fiber-matrix compatibilization, and hygro-dimensional stability across variable moisture activities. The resultant laminate exhibits an increased tensile modulus to density ratio, enabling volumetric utilization gains and attenuated transportation energy intensity. By concurrently valorizing invasive aquatic biomass and recovering secondary fibers, the platform mitigates landfill flux, displaces virgin carton board, and reduces scope 3 burdens while obviating VOC laden polymeric laminates. Process intensification emphasizes aqueous chemistries, low temperature refining, and disassembly legible bonding, thereby enhancing recyclability, compostability, and benign depolymerization pathways. Life cycle-relevant indicators evidence substantive decrements in carbon intensity relative to conventional carton board baselines, aligning with emergent eco conformity thresholds targeting recyclability, Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) minimization, and embodied carbon ceilings. Collectively, the composite operationalizes techno ecological symbiosis-transmuting nuisance biomass into a high throughput, structurally robust packaging medium-while instituting a scalable, compliance forward route to fiber dominant, end of life legible architectures. Mechanical robustness and process compatibility are retained without sacrificing dimensional stability, establishing a manufacturable pathway for circular industrial logistics.
Keywords: Lignocellulosic bio hybrid, Water hyacinth fibers, Corrugated cellulose, Alkali pretreatment, Fiber?matrix adhesion, Tensile modulus to density ratio, Biomass valorization, Recyclability and compostability, Low embodied carbon materials, Circular packaging systems, Hygro-dimensional stability, VOC free packaging
How to Cite?: Mrunal Vemuganti, Shaik Mahaboob Abdul Rehman, "Eco-HyPack: Smart, Strong, and Sustainable", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1362-1375, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26311143520, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26311143520