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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 622-627Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.01.032
Keywords
Green composites; Cellulose; Sterculia urens short fiber; Biodegradable films; Mechanical properties
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- Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
- National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, CSIR, Pretoria
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India [21(0842)11/EMRII dt: 10-05-2011]
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The development of commercially viable green products, based on natural resources for the matrices and reinforcements, in a wide range of applications, is on the rise. The present paper focuses on Sterculia urens short fiber reinforced pure cellulose matrix composite films. The morphologies of the untreated and 5% NaOH (alkali) treated S. urens fibers were observed by SEM. The effect of 5% NaOH treated S. urens fiber (5, 10, 15 and 20% loading) on the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the composites films is discussed. This paper presents the developments made in the area of biodegradable S. urens short fiber/cellulose (SUSF/cellulose) composite films, buried in the soil and later investigated by the (POM), before and after biodegradation has taken place. SUSF/cellulose composite films have great potential in food packaging and for medical applications. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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