Jayaramudu, JReddy, GSMVaraprasada, KSadikua, ERRay, SSRajulu, AV2013-06-202013-06-202013-04Jayaramudu, J, Reddy, G.S.M, Varaprasada, K, Sadikua, E.R, Ray, S.S and Rajulu, A.V. 2013. Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites. Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 93(2), pp 622-6270144-8617http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/preparation-and-properties-of-biodegradable-films-from-sterculia-urens-S3RelXsSC5http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6810Copyright: 2013 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 93(2), pp 622-627The development of commercially viable "green products", based on natural resources for the matrices and reinforcements, in a wide range of applications, is on the rise. The present paper focuses on Sterculia urens short fiber reinforced pure cellulose matrix composite films. The morphologies of the untreated and 5% NaOH (alkali) treated S. urens fibers were observed by SEM. The effect of 5% NaOH treated S. urens fiber (5, 10, 15 and 20% loading) on the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the composites films is discussed. This paper presents the developments made in the area of biodegradable S. urens short fiber/cellulose (SUSF/cellulose) composite films, buried in the soil and later investigated by the (POM), before and after biodegradation has taken place. SUSF/cellulose composite films have great potential in food packaging and for medical applications.enGreen compositesCelluloseSterculia urens short fiberBiodegradable filmsMechanical propertiesArticleJayaramudu, J., Reddy, G., Varaprasada, K., Sadikua, E., Ray, S., & Rajulu, A. (2013). Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6810Jayaramudu, J, GSM Reddy, K Varaprasada, ER Sadikua, SS Ray, and AV Rajulu "Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6810Jayaramudu J, Reddy G, Varaprasada K, Sadikua E, Ray S, Rajulu A. Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6810.TY - Article AU - Jayaramudu, J AU - Reddy, GSM AU - Varaprasada, K AU - Sadikua, ER AU - Ray, SS AU - Rajulu, AV AB - The development of commercially viable "green products", based on natural resources for the matrices and reinforcements, in a wide range of applications, is on the rise. The present paper focuses on Sterculia urens short fiber reinforced pure cellulose matrix composite films. The morphologies of the untreated and 5% NaOH (alkali) treated S. urens fibers were observed by SEM. The effect of 5% NaOH treated S. urens fiber (5, 10, 15 and 20% loading) on the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the composites films is discussed. This paper presents the developments made in the area of biodegradable S. urens short fiber/cellulose (SUSF/cellulose) composite films, buried in the soil and later investigated by the (POM), before and after biodegradation has taken place. SUSF/cellulose composite films have great potential in food packaging and for medical applications. DA - 2013-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Green composites KW - Cellulose KW - Sterculia urens short fiber KW - Biodegradable films KW - Mechanical properties LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 0144-8617 T1 - Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites TI - Preparation and properties of biodegradable films from Sterculia urens short fiber/celluose green composites UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6810 ER -