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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"bio-composite"”.
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Development of bio-composite filaments for drinking straw application
… new market opportunities for the development of biodegradable materials. This study investigates creating bio-composite material from locally available flax fibre and PLA as a filament and analyzing the properties for future manufacturing of drinking straws. Specifically, this proof-of-concept …
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Dynamic Analysis for Characterization of Novel Biomass Based Composities
… to the region. This work focuses on the study of bio-composite. Bio-composite materials are a ‘Green’ alternative to conventional materials which are readily recyclable and biodegradable. Taylor made properties are achievable in bio-composites, this being one of the significant advantages. …
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Physical and mechanical behaviors of pineapple leaf fibre reinforced thermoplastics corn starch bio polymer composites
… is growing due to the accumulating of non-biodegradable waste, mainly the disposable product. Starch is one of the potential materials due to the easy availability, low cost, renewability and biodegradability. However, the natural behaviours associated with corn starch (CS) have …
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Effects of Bio-Composites in Corrugated Sandwich Panels Under Edgewise Compression Loading
<p>Present day composite sandwich panels provide incredible strength. Their largest problem, however, is early bonding failure between the core and the skin. This is due to the low bonding surface area of present cores like honeycomb. Corrugated structures could provide a remedy for this with their …
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Wood liquefaction in the presence of phenol with a weak acid catalyst and its potential for novolac type wood adhesives
… novolac-type liquefied wood resins, and bio-composites fabricated from liquefied wood resin. The results of the liquefied wood residue characterization revealed that the liquefaction reactions conducted in different reaction vessels underwent different liquefaction mechanisms. The …
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Protein-Intercalated Bentonite for Bio-composites
… adsorption and utilizing the spent bentonite for bioplastic fillers. Models were applied to predict the organic adsorption and the sedimentation of clay particles in solution. Various clays including bentonite are typically used in polymers to enhance composite properties at a very low level of …
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Design, development and characterization of nanostructured electrochemical sensors
… focuses on the study of electrochemical microbiosensors for glucose detection. It investigates applications of a series of microfabricated gold electrodes based on several nanostructures in electrochemical biosensing technologies, embracing three major methodologies: direct electro-catalytic …