Chemically Modified Banana Fiber: Structure, Dielectrical Properties and Biodegradability

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-531

  Barreto, A C H ^a   Costa, M M ^b   Sombra, A S B ^a   Rosa, D S ^c   Nascimento, R F ^a   Mazzetto, S E ^a   Fechine, P B A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Banana fiber; Biodegradability; Impedance spectroscopy; Metal removal; Structure

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE TREATMENT; BANANA FIBERS; BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS; BIOSORBENTS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; CRYSTALLINE FRACTIONS; DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOR; DIELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; LOW COSTS; METAL REMOVAL; SOLUTION PH; STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION; WATER SOLUBLE COMPONENTS;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; EFFLUENTS; FRUITS; METALS; SPINNING (FIBERS); SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; LIGNIN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER;

EID: 78649443288     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0216-x     Document Type: Article

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