Experimental studies on the physico-chemical properties of banana fibre from various varieties

Fibers and Polymers

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Kiruthika, A V ^a   Veluraja, K ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana fibre; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Tensile strength; X ray fibre diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649127825     PISSN: 12299197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-009-0193-7     Document Type: Article

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