Abstract
Jute micro/nanofibrils (JNF) were prepared from jute by acid hydrolysis route. The jute nanofibres were characterized with the help of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). Starch/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based biocomposite films reinforced with JNF at different loading of 5, 10 and 15 wt.% were prepared by solution casting method, incorporating glycerol as a plasticizer. These biocomposite films were characterized by mechanical characterization, thermal analysis, moisture uptake behaviour, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The 10 wt.% JNF loaded films exhibited best combination of properties. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 376-381 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Composites part b-Engineering |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Mechanical properties
- Thermal analysis
- Electron Microscopy
- Casting
- Jute fibre
- MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
- CELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS
- THERMOPLASTIC STARCH
- NANOCOMPOSITES
- CRYSTALLITES