Natural fibres (NFRs) composite materials are acquiring popularity in the modern world due
to their eco-friendliness and superior mechanical properties. Although it has been shown …

In spite of the fact that a prodigious portion of petroleum covers multitudinous products in the
commercial world, its non-biodegradable characteristic is an unenviable factor. The …

The applications of natural fibre/polymer composites in civil engineering are mostly
concentrated on non-load bearing indoor components due to its vulnerability to …

Accelerated weathering and soil burial tests on biocomposites of various ratios of coir
(CF)/pineapple leaf fibres (PALF) with polylactic acid (PLA) were conducted to study the …

In the last decades biopolymers produced from renewable resources have attracted a great
interest in both the scientific and industrial fields. Composites based on biopolymers are …

Interests in the use of biodegradable polymers as biomaterials have grown. Among the
different polymeric composites currently available, the blend of starch and polycaprolactone …

Materials that are non-toxic and environmentally friendly are in demand due to the lack of
resources and increasing contamination of the environment. In this case, fibre-reinforced …

In this study, the effect of UV-C light on starch-kefiran-ZnO (1%) primary solution in different
exposure times (1, 6, and 12 h) was investigated. Starch-kefiran-ZnO (SKZ) solution was …

Starch based materials look promising substitutes for common plastic materials in many
applications provided that water resistance and thermal stability are much improved. One …

In current study, starch/TiO 2 bionanocomposites were produced by photochemical
reactions as a biodegradable food packaging material. Physical, mechanical, thermal and …