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SAMPADA – Sustainable Agro-based Manufacturing for Paper And Development Alternatives

Company: SAMPADA

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: IE
Optional: MATSE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

SAMPADA is a youth-led initiative from Nepal transforming agricultural residues ; rice straw into eco-friendly seed-embedded paper and stationery products. The project requires the design and development of a small-scale pulping and paper-forming system that improves pulp consistency, sheet quality, and seed viability. Expected deliverables include: – Pulp-processing system concept & prototype – Optimization of drying and pressing mechanism – Germination-friendly seed embedding process – Scalable production

 
 

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