Recycled wastes of tomato and hemp fibres for biodegradable pots: Physico-chemical characterization and field performance

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-19

  Schettini, Evelia ^a   Santagata, Gabriella ^b   Malinconico, Mario ^b   Immirzi, Barbara ^b   Scarascia Mugnozza, Giacomo ^a   Vox, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agro food industry waste; Eco sustainability; Mechanical properties; Polysaccharides; Renewable by products; Transplanting

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; CALCIUM IONS; CROSSLINKED STRUCTURES; ECO-SUSTAINABILITY; EDS ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD PERFORMANCE; FRACTURE SURFACES; INDUSTRY WASTES; IONIC CROSSLINKING; LABORATORY TEST; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MECHANICAL TESTS; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PLANT GROWING; ROOT DEFORMATIONS; SEEDLING TRANSPLANTING; SEM ANALYSIS; SODIUM ALGINATES; STRUCTURED NETWORKS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; TRANSPLANTING; WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIBERS; FILMS; FRUITS; HEMP FIBERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYSACCHARIDES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEED; TEXTILE PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CROSSLINKING;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION;

AGROINDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYSACCHARIDE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEMP FIBER; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEEDLING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOMATO;

CANNABIS SATIVA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84871374163     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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