Structure, morphology and thermal characteristics of banana nano fibers obtained by steam explosion

Physicochemical, Mechanical and Morphologic Characterization of Purple Banana Fibers

“…Based on these values, it can be seen that these fibers exhibit lower values of densities when compared to synthetic fibers, such as carbon (1.88 g/cm 3 ), glass (2.55 g/cm 3 ) and steel (7.85 g/cm 3 ) [19] . However they are similar to those of other vegetable fibers whose values are 1.25 g/cm 3 , 1.03 g/cm 3 , 1.35 g/cm 3 , 1.45 g/cm 3 , 1.40 g/cm 3 and 1.35 g/cm 3 respectively for the coconut, palm, licuri, sisal and banana fiber 18,[20][21][22][23][24] . The low density of plant fibers is interesting for industrial because of the possibility of producing lighter weight materials, which is a key property for determining technological applications for natural fibers 6,25 .…”

Synthesis of micro-particles using Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides (Floating Water Pennywort) and their use in Cadmium adsorption.

“…In the micro-particle sample, hemicelluloses and pectin decomposed around 250 -350℃ and cellulose began to decompose around 280 -370℃ all constituting 28.42 % by mass. Similar results were obtained by Deepa et al, (2011) and also by Khawas and Deka, (2016) [19] [25].…”

“…Microparticles were isolated by steam explosion from the H. ranunculoides by the a method described by Deepa et al,(2011) [19] to eliminate lignin, pectin and hemicellulose. …”

Nanocellulose Produced from Rice Hulls and its Effect on the Properties of Biodegradable Starch Films

“…Nanocellulose obtained from natural fibers demonstrate a higher thermal stability than the cellulose present in untreated lignocellulosic fibers. This increased stability is because the hydrolyzed samples are more crystalline than the raw material, and a greater crystalline structure requires a higher degradation temperature 38 .…”