Effect of chemical treatment on water absorption of areca fiber

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5298-5305

  Sampathkumar, Dhanalakshmi ^a,b   Punyamurth, Ramadevi ^a,b   Venkateshappa, Srinivasa C ^c   Bennehalli, Basavaraju ^d  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KLE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d ALVA S INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Alkali treatment; Areca fibers; Hydrophobic nature; Lignocellulosics; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873806231     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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