Evaluation of Biodegradation of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced PVA Composites

Journal of Natural Fibers

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-51

  Kalambettu, Aravind ^a   Damodaran, Ajith ^a   Dharmalingam, Sangeetha ^a   Vallam, Moorthy Tindivanam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

biodegradability; biodegradation; composites; molecular weight loss; pineapple leaf fiber; plate test; polyvinyl alcohol; soil burial test

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT LOSS; PINEAPPLE LEAF FIBER; PLATE TEST; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); SOIL BURIAL TEST;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

EID: 84907487508     PISSN: 15440478     EISSN: 1544046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2014.880104     Document Type: Article

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