Utilization of pineapple leaf agro-waste for extraction of fibre and the residual biomass for vermicomposting

Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Banika, Shyamal ^a   Nag, Debasis ^a   Debnath, Sanjoy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON JUTE AND ALLIED FIBRE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

cellulose; Agro waste; Hydrophobic waxy layer; Pineapple leaf fibre; Pineapple leaf scratching machine; Retting; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958704854     PISSN: 09710426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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