Pretreatment of banana pseudostem fibre for green composite packaging film preparation with polyvinyl alcohol
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DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1751-3
Abstract: In this work, biodegradable composite were prepared using banana pseudostem fibre and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix along with plasticizers and cross linkers in form of blended films of different compositions by solution casting process. The… read more here.
Keywords: pseudostem; pseudostem fibre; banana fibre; polyvinyl alcohol ... See more keywords
Tensile, impact and fracture toughness properties of banana fibre-reinforced polymer composites
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DOI: 10.1080/2374068x.2020.1734350
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this study, fracture toughness test of short banana fibre-reinforced epoxy composites was carried out. The main interest of this study is to incorporate environmentally friendly biodegradable banana fibres in polymer composites to prove… read more here.
Keywords: banana fibre; fracture toughness; fibre reinforced; polymer composites ... See more keywords