High-strength particleboards from fast-growing plant residues and food-industry by-products using chitosan-itaconate as orthogonal binder platform (2026)

This study demonstrates a simple and effective route to convert agricultural residues and food-processing by-products into high-performance composite bio-boards. Fast-growing plants such as hemp shives, miscanthus and Japanese knotweed were combined with a chitosan-based binder derived from food ind