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Properties of Wax Extracted from Banana Leaves
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: Paper number 036026, 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting . (doi: 10.13031/2013.14121) @2003Authors: Takashi Yanagida, Naoto Shimizu, Toshinori Kimura
Keywords: banana leaf, tropical countries, waste utilization, wax
Three banana varieties were used to recover waxes from banana leaves. Wax yields of Musa liukiuensis, M. acuminata and M. chilicarpa were 0.58%, 1.05% and 1.41% per dry weight, respectively. The melting point of banana waxes were 78 - 82 C, were higher than commercial natural waxes except carunauba wax. The components of M. chilicarpa were similar to carunauba wax by thin layer chromatography analysis. Fatty acids with carbon numbers ranging from C14 to C30 were detected in M. chilicarpa leaf wax after saponification. C22 fatty acid was most abundant in these fatty acids.
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