The potential of natural waste (corn husk) for production of environmental friendly biodegradable film for seedling

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2009, Pages 176-180

  Norashikin, M Z ^a   Ibrahim, M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Environment; Plastic; Waste

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE FILM; BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FTIR; NATURAL WASTES; PLASTIC MATERIALS; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; RESEARCH RESULTS; SOIL CONDITIONS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; AFM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); CORN HUSKS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; AGRICULTURE; PLASTICS; WASTES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 79954477868     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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