Plastics have remained the material of choice, and after serving their intended purpose, a
large proportion ends up in the environment where they persist for centuries. The packaging …

Natural fibers from agricultural wastes are finding their importance in the polymer industry
due to the many advantages such as their light weight, low cost and being environmentally …

The suitability of three local lignocellulosic wastes ie almond shell (AS), rice husk (RH) and
seagrass (SG) as fillers in PHB/Fiber composites applications has been studied. PHB/Fiber …

Cellulose, a major proportion of all plant resources are not utilized at its best. Hence, this
investigation explores the potential of cellulose fraction in bark fibers of Thespesia populnea …

The potential use of agro-waste in food packaging applications is receiving remarkable
attention due to its sustainable approach and biodegradable properties. As typical …

As clearly reported in the scientific literature, the history of cotton flame retardancy is very
old: this is easily attributable to the chemical and physical properties of this fibre that made it …

Fiber reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) composites are one of the current research hotspots.
Rice residues (RR) and glass fiber (GF) are commonly used as raw materials for …

Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), a biodegradable and compostable polymer, is gaining
market acceptance and has been extensively investigated. The versatility of PLA has led to …

Silica powder has been extracted from rice husk employing a simple extraction procedure
for preparing poly (lactic acid) bio-composites with differing filler contents (namely, 5, 10, 20 …

In this work, for the first time, a natural and almost inexpensive filler obtained by grinding the
culms of Arundo donax was used to prepare PLA based biocomposites. The composites …