Investigation into the development and utilization of snail shell biomaterials: a systematic review
Omogbolade Lukmon ADEPITAN, Oluwaseyi O. Alabi, Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan, Nirmala Deenadayalu, Adesoji T. Jayeola
Abstract
A thorough summary of the current state of study on snail shells as motivation for engineering materials both in science, technology, and other areas of applications is given in this review article. Snail shells, which are the bio-shell trash left over from restaurants, cafes, or snail vendors, pose a significant environmental risk despite having little to no commercial value. Their efficient use has the potential to generate enormous economic wealth. A composition such as carbonates and other organic matrices makes snail shells excellent raw materials for purifying aqueous solutions and treating wastewater as well as construction materials. The utilization of snail shell material is beyond the engineering and technological world, but can also be used in some medical syntheses. This agricultural waste (snail shells) can be applied as face powder in the cosmetics business and plastic surgeries, and also as an agent to improve the quality of paper as well as increase the paper capacity. Snail shells make good reinforcing materials when making composites that are used in automobile parts like brake pads, connecting rods, and pistons. In applications such as automotive parts, where flexural strength, impact strength, and hardness are critical factors, unsaturated polyester composites reinforced with snail shells ought to be prioritized. Snail shells also work well as alloying agents in composite materials of aluminum. Based on the review, the applications of snail shells as biomaterial are unlimited as they cut across all fields of study.