Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Patnaik, AsisDate:Jan 2021Present study deals with the biodegradable behavior of individual components and their preforms of nonwoven biocomposites developed from waste wool fibers including coring wool (CW), dorper wool (DW) and recycled polyester fibers (RPET). A ...Read more
Author:Kumar, R; Anandjiwala, RDDate:May 2012Biocomposites were successfully prepared by the reinforcement of soy protein isolate (SPI) with different weight fractions of woven flax fabric. The flax-fabric-reinforced SPI-based composites were then arylated with 2,2-diphenyl-2-hydroxyethanoic ...Read more
Author:Gbadeyan, OJ; Adali, S; Bright, G; Sithole, Bishop B; Lekha, Prabashni SDate:May 2021This study deal with the development and investigation of a novel hybrid nano-shell plant fiber biocomposite. Nano-calcium carbonate CaCO3 ranging from 1 to 5 wt% and 20 wt% banana fiber-filled hybrid biocomposite were prepared using a hand ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RDDate:2008A critical review of the literature on the various aspects of natural fibers and biocomposites with a particular reference to chemical modifications is presented in this paper. A notable disadvantage of natural fibers is their polarity which ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Dada, OSDate:Jan 2021Plastic becomes a necessity for our day-to-day life, since it has been widely used in all major sectors including the textile industry. However, the tackling of these recalcitrant plastic-based products wastes is becoming the most challenging ...Read more
Author:Mokhena, Teboho C; Jacobs, V; Luyt, ASDate:May 2015Over the past decades, electrospinning of biopolymers down to nanoscale garnered much interest to address most of the millennia issues related to water treatment. The fabrication of these nanostructured membranes added a new dimension to the ...Read more