Tea Waste and its Potential Utilizations
Tea Waste and its potential utilizations. Tea waste. Tea waste potential. Tea waste e-auction or selling the tea waste. Tea Waste Products. Caffeine extraction from tea waste. Tea waste is a lignocellulosic biomass consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, polyphenols, proteins and tannins. Tea comprises of biologically active substances such as polyphenols (catechins, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins), methylxanthines, alkaloids (caffeine, theophylline, theobromine), vitamins, minerals, terpenoids, pigments, amino acids and polysaccharides hence a small amount of these elements are also expected in the waste. Tea is a well known beverage. It’s estimated that daily consumption of tea is around 18-20 Billion cups. The global per capita consumption is estimated to be about 35 litres. India is the second largest tea producer next to china. India contributes about 27.4% of the total worldwide tea production with an area of about 5,79,000 hectares and an approximate annual production ...