Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Fibre Based PLA Composites: Mechanical Behaviour and Biodegradation

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 726-737

  Fortunati, E ^a   Puglia, D ^a   Monti, M ^a   Santulli, C ^b   Maniruzzaman, M ^c   Foresti, M L ^d   Vazquez, A ^d   Kenny, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; Biodegradation; Okra fibre; Poly(lactic) acid

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; ALKALI TREATMENT; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; COMPOSITE FIBRES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NUCLEATION EFFECT; SHORT FIBRE; SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING;

BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

FIBERS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; CROP; CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION; POLYMER;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS;

EID: 84883448611     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-013-0571-5     Document Type: Article

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