Value addition of rice straw cellulose fibers as a reinforcer in packaging applications

SP Bangar, WS Whiteside, P Kajla… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential use of agro-waste in food packaging applications is receiving remarkable
attention due to its sustainable approach and biodegradable properties. As typical …

Production and surface modification of cellulose bioproducts

S Liyanage, S Acharya, P Parajuli, JL Shamshina… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Petroleum-based synthetic plastics play an important role in our life. As the detrimental
health and environmental effects of synthetic plastics continue to increase, the renewable …

Structural characterization of Argania spinosa Moroccan wooden artifacts during natural degradation progress using infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and X-Ray …

A Boukir, S Fellak, P Doumenq - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
The present work is focused on spectroscopic study of four samples of Argan wooden artifact
pertaining to the 17 th, 18 th, 20 th and 21 st centuries. The objective is to characterize their …

Extraction of nano cellulose fibers from the banana peel and bract for production of acetyl and lauroyl cellulose

K Harini, K Ramya, M Sukumar - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
The principal aim of the present study is to develop a method for the production of cellulose
nanofibers, from the banana peel (BP) and bract (BB). It is also the aim of this study to …

Cellulose-glycerol-polyvinyl alcohol composite films for food packaging: Evaluation of water adsorption, mechanical properties, light-barrier properties and …

P Cazón, M Vázquez, G Velazquez - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays consumers are aware of environmental problems. As an alternative to
petrochemical polymers for food packaging, researchers have been focused on …

Biopolymer-based materials from polysaccharides: Properties, processing, characterization and sorption applications

RS Dassanayake, S Acharya… - Advanced sorption process …, 2018 - books.google.com
Biopolymers are polymeric materials derived from biological sources. Due to their
renewability, abundance, biodegradability and other unique properties such as high …

Isolation and characterization of micro and nanocrystalline cellulose fibers from the walnut shell, corncob and sugarcane bagasse

K Harini, CC Mohan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aims to extract and characterize the microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)
present in different agro-industrial wastes such as walnut shells, corncob, and sugarcane …

Impact of natural degradation on the aged lignocellulose fibers of moroccan cedar softwood: Structural elucidation by infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and X-ray …

Y Bouramdane, S Fellak, F El Mansouri, A Boukir - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aims of this study are to investigate the structure of four historical Moroccan cedar
softwood samples of different aging time duration (16th, 17th, 19th, 21st centuries) and …

Innovative strategy for rice straw valorization into nanocellulose and nanohemicellulose and its application

ACF Louis, S Venkatachalam, S Gupta - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Escalating environmental concerns associated with the usage of plastic leads to the present
study for developing a novel natural based biodegradable starch film with nanocellulose …

Antimicrobial performance of silver–copper–zeolite microparticle-treated organic cotton fabric using versatile methods

MS Sk, R Mia, E Hoque, B Ahmed, MJI Amin… - Surface …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Herein, the influence of the antimicrobial treatments of organic cotton fabrics (OCFs) using
silver–copper–zeolite microparticles (hereafter referred to as 'zeolite') was investigated …