Considering its widespread usage in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutical, medical,
cosmetic and polymer composites industries, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is becoming …

The increasing demand for new food packaging materials which satisfy people requirements
provided thrust for advancement of nano-materials science. Inherent permeability of …

The effects of fibre content (5–30 wt%) and fibre treatment on surface morphology, tensile,
flexural, thermal and biodegradable properties of polylactic acid (PLA)/coir fibre …

This work describes flax fibre reinforced polymeric composites with recent developments.
The properties of flax fibres, as well as advanced fibre treatments such as mercerization …

The present study deals with the incorporation of different ratios of alkali-treated coir fibres
(CF) and pineapple leaf fibres (PALF) in polylactic acid (PLA) hybrid composites. Developed …

One way to obtain more benefit from coconut waste is to utilise coir fibre (CF) as
reinforcement in biodegradable plastics. The current work aims to study the effect of CF on …

Abstract Coir Fibres (CF) and Pineapple Leaf Fibres (PALF) are valuable natural fibres
which are abundantly available in Malaysia as agricultural wastes. The aim of this study is to …

The short-time creep behavior at tensile and single cantilever mode of deformation for a
series of biodegradable composites was thoroughly studied. The composites were based on …

A starch-based composite film was prepared by using fibrous residual of starch extraction
(cassava bagasse) as filler. Composite films were prepared through casting technique using …

Petrochemical-based plastics are widely used in modern society due to their high effective
mechanical and barrier properties (Farris et al., 2009; Siracusa et al., 2008). However …